211) The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Plant Production and Protection Division Organized with a focus on Optimization and Minimization towards Sustainable Plant Production

Rome 17/01/2023. The 2023 annual meeting of The Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) of the Food and Agriculture Organization …

212) Sierra Leone’s Feed Salone Initiative and the Africa Phytosanitary Programme: A strong combination for plant health and food security

Freetown 28 June 2024. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Sierra Leone has embraced the Africa Phytosanitary Programme …

213) IPPC Pest Alert – First Detection of Clavibacter nebraskensis outside North America

On March 3, 2025, the IPPC Secretariat issued a new Pest Alert following the first confirmed detection of Clavibacter nebraskensis …

214) SPOTLIGHT: Building a resilient plant health system in Senegal

In the last decade, Senegal has achieved notable success in the development of its phytosanitary systems, thanks to its participation …

215) CPM-18 delegates underscore vital role of implementation and capacity development for phytosanitary excellence

Rome, 19 April 2024. Delegates from contracting parties of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), convening at the eighteenth Session …

216) IPPC Standards Committee worked on draft ISPMs to advance plant health protection

Rome, 13 December 2023. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met at the FAO headquarters …

217) NEW IPPC e-learning course: How a national plant protection organization functions

How do national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) bring plant health mandates to life — from policy to action? What does …

218) News & Calls / Calls & Deadlines / Calls for Standards / Calls for DP authors / Previous calls for DP authors

2024-07 - Call for DP authors The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat solicited nominations for authors for the following …

219) Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments to meet in Japan

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant-health community that the Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT) will meet …

220) BLOG: Plant health standards and the safe delivery of food and humanitarian aid

By Leisongi Bulesulu and Sophie Peterson