151) Draft standards on banana and fresh taro approved for stakeholder consultation

Rome, 28 July 2025. Two draft standards in the trade of banana (Musa spp.) and fresh taro (Colocasia esculenta) have …

152) News & Calls / Calls & Deadlines / Calls for Standards / Calls for EWG and TP experts / 2024 Calls

2024-07 - IPPC Call for Experts - Technical Panel for the Glossary - Expert for the English language Nominations are …

153) Supply chains must mitigate threat of invasive species, for all our sakes

Interview with IPPC Secretary for The Loadstar.

154) SPOTLIGHT: Artificial Intelligence transforms the fight against Fusarium Tropical Race 4 of banana in Mesoamerica

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming everyday life; from providing virtual customer assistance and helping doctors perform complex surgeries to …

155) IPPC donates tablets to strengthen pest surveillance and agricultural resilience in Sierra Leone

Freetown, 5 February 2025. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat donated 40 tablets to the Ministry of Agriculture and …

156) IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee concludes November 2023 Meeting

Rome, 13 December 2023. The Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) met in Rome on 6-10 November to review the …

157) Finding of PSTVd in one genitor of Solanum tuberosum breeding material in one small field in the municipality Noordoostpolder

This report concerns the official finding of PSTVd in the municipality Noordoostpolder in the Netherlands on breeding material of Solanum …

158) First outbreak of Potato spindle tuber viroid on seedless Capsicum annuum plants for planting, without specific symptoms, in four professional greenhouses.

This report concerns the first official finding of PSTVd in the Netherlands on plants for planting of seedless Capsicum annuum …

159) First finding of Platynota rostrana at grower of Dracaena marginata ornamental plants for planting in municipality Lansingerland

This report concerns the official finding of a 3rd instar larva of Platynota rostrana in the Netherlands on Dracaena marginata …

160) Implementation and Capacity Development Committee plans bigger and better to advance plant health

Rome, 15 November 2024. Promoting the wider adoption of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) electronic phytosanitary certification (ePhyto) Solution, …