2751) Maldives includes the IPPC in its master plan

Maldives Technical Cooperation ProjectWhen the Republic of the Maldives entered into the process of formulating its Agricultural Master Plan, it …

2752) Tuta absoluta has ravaged 80% of tomato farms in a Nigerian state.

A state of emergency has been declared in the tomato sector in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, local media report. Tuta …

2753) New Sunflower Pest Reference Serves as Key Guide for Researchers Professionals

A new book titled, Compendium of Sunflower Diseases and Pests, is the latest tool to protect the yield and quality …

2754) Gridlock over Italy's olive tree deaths starts to ease

A court ruling paves the way for disease-containment measures, but the risk of spread to other regions and nations remains. …

2755) Standards Committee: progressing the development of standards

The 28th IPPC Standards Committee (SC) convened from 9 to 13 May at FAO-HQ in Rome. The meeting was chaired …

2756) Description of NPPO

The Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS) is the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) of Zambia and contact point for …

2757) First detection of Acalitus vaccinii In South Africa

Acalitus vaccinii in a new pest in South Africa and has the potential to cause high crop damage. It was …

2758) First detection of Acalitus vaccinii in South Africa

Acalitus vaccinii in a new pest in South Africa and has the potential to cause high crop damage. It was …

2759) Devastating wheat fungus appears in Asia for first time

Fields are ablaze in Bangladesh, as farmers struggle to contain Asia’s first outbreak of a fungal disease that periodically devastates …

2760) The IPPC joins forces with other Secretariats to address invasive alien species

Yukio Yokoi (IPPC Secretary) & Bernard Vallat (OIE Director General)Mr. Yukio Yokoi, the Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention, …