291) SPOTLIGHT: Better safe than sorry: Nicaragua’s emergency plant protection efforts to curb Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (TR4) of banana

Detecting, preventing and responding to risks are vital aspects for managing the effects of harmful plant pests and diseases. Conversely, …

292) IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee concludes May 2023 Meeting

Rome, 23 June 2023. The Implementation and Capacity Development (IC) met in Rome on 15-19 May to review the progress …

293) CPM-17 concludes annual international plant health meeting

Rome, 31 March 2023 - The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), the governing body of the International Plant Protection Convention …

294) A project assessing food control and plant health systems in Africa on the spotlight during World Food Safety Day

12/06/2023

295) Standards Committee Working Group to meet in May

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) will hold …

296) 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 …

297) IPPC Observatory re-launches survey on Antimicrobial Use (AMU)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to invite IPPC official contact points (OCPs) to complete the IPPC …

298) Agricultural Pesticides Rules 1973

The APR 1973 provides a comprehensive legal framework for the trade of ago chemicals. This legislation was notified under the …

299) Pakistan Plant Quarantine Rules (PPQR) 2019

The Department of Plant Protection notified Pakistan Plant Quarantine Rules (PPQR) 2019 under the Plant Quarantine Act (PQA)1976 provisions. This …

300) 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. …