1651) FCC early warning bulletin page

The FAO Food Chain Crisis (FCC) early warning bulletin page is available at the following link: http://www.fao.org/food-chain-crisis/early-warning-bulletin/en/

1652) Developing and revising phytosanitary terms – the Technical Panel on the Glossary meets twice virtually to ensure consistency in terms used in draft standards

Rome 22 January 2021. The IPPC Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG) meetings took place virtually from 15 to 16 …

1653) Sri Lanka reviews its phytosanitary system to make it shine

4 October 2019, Colombo - The name Lanka is derived from the Tamil word "ilanku" (இலங்கு), which means "to shine", …

1654) Plant health in the 21st century: the use of drones and sniffer dogs

On 7 April 2016, the Eleventh Session of the Commission for Phytosanitary Measures held a side-session on Plant Health in …

1655) Trading healthy seeds to ensure a healthy future

The world wants more international standards on plant health and proof of this is the record number of standards that …

1656) Eradication of Phyllosticta cavendishii (banana freckle) from Australia (exclusive of external territories)

In July 2013, Phyllosticta cavendishii (banana freckle) was detected in the Northern Territory on the Cavendish variety of bananas on …

1657) Get ready for the 2019 IPPC Regional Workshops!

Meeting of 2019 IPPC Regional Workshop co-organizers during the recent Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-14) session © FAO

1658) CBD and its Global Taxonomy Initiative is calling for experts to the Training Course on Rapid Identification of Invasive Alien Species

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)1 is calling for experts to attend a training course as part …

1659) Eradication of Anoplophora glabripennis (ALB)

Eradication of Anoplophora glabripennis (ALB): In the demarcated area in Gallspach an intensive monitoring had been carried out since the …

1660) Tomato brown rugose fruit virus

An outbreak of ToBRFV in a tomato glasshouse production facility in the Yorkshire & Humberside region of the UK. Eradication …