1561) G-20 Group of Agriculture Ministers Supports the IPPC ePhyto and the Initiative of an International Year of Plant Health in 2020 IYPH 2020)

The G-20 Group of Agriculture Ministers at their meeting on 27-28 July 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina have endorsed the …

1562) European Commission TRACES Welcomed to the IPPC ePhyto Solution

Brussels, 12 May 2020. The European Commission (EC) announced today that the TRACES system, maintained as the single contact point …

1563) Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2: Detection in a Canada Greenhouse

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed detection of the pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 (Rs R3bv2) in …

1564) Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2: Detection in a Canada Greenhouse / Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2: Détection dans une serre canadienne

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed detection of the pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 (Rs R3bv2) in …

1565) Occurrence of Banana Bunch Top Disease (BBTV) in Mozambique

Banana Bunch Top Virus (BBTV) is the most serious disease on banana and causes devastating losses on banana in areas …

1566) First detection of Fall armyworm in the United Arab Emirates

On 7 May, 2020 the United Arab Emirates announced the first detection of Spodoptera frugiperda (Fall armyworm, FAW) in the …

1567) IPPC Secretariat attended the virtual meeting of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions to advance joint work

30 April 2020, Rome - A delegation of the IPPC Secretariat attended a virtual meeting of the Liaison Group of …

1568) Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / Consultation on Implementation and Capacity Development Documents

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1569) IPPC Secretariat launches a new IPP subpage on COVID-19-related information

28 April 2020, Rome - The IPPC Secretariat has always been working hard to provide the IPPC community with an …

1570) Absence of Grapevine fanleaf virus from Australia

Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) was previously recorded in South Australia and Victoria (Taylor 1962; Taylor and Hewitt 1964; Meagher et …