251) SPOTLIGHT - Rethinking and strengthening: Kenya's approach to its phytosanitary system

Plant pests pose significant threats to sustainable crop production, agricultural productivity, food security and the livelihoods of millions of people. …

252) CPM-18 update: Revisions to phytosanitary standards and recommendation adopted

Rome, 16 April 2024. The Eighteenth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-18) adopted four International Standards for Phytosanitary …

253) Plant Protection Act

The Plant Protection Act (No. 12/2011) was enacted in 2011 to fulfill the requirements of the IPCC and establish a …

254) Plant Protection Act

The Plant Protection Act (No. 12/2011) was enacted in 2011 to fulfill the requirements of the IPCC and establish a …

255) Plant Protection Act

The Plant Protection Act (No. 12/2011) was enacted in 2011 to fulfill the requirements of the IPCC and establish a …

256) Plant Protection Act

The Plant Protection Act (No. 12/2011) was enacted in 2011 to fulfill the requirements of the IPCC and establish a …

257) South-South Cooperation: End of project heralds positive changes for plant health in Cambodia and Sri Lanka

Rome, 25 January 2024. December 2023 marked the end of a seven-year intervention led by the International Plant Protection Convention …

258) The passing of Dr Ahmed Kamal El-Attar, IPPC contact point for Egypt

The passing of Dr Ahmed Kamal El-Attar, IPPC contact point for Egypt and CPM Bureau representative for Near East and …

259) Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) in Australia

In August 2024, ToBRFV was detected in commercially grown glasshouse Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) plants at three properties in the Northern …

260) IPPC Secretary Osama El-Lissy retires

Rome, 23 August 2024. Osama El-Lissy, Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) retires on 31 August 2024.