3091) Strategic Objectives / Plant Health & Safe Trade / The IPPC ePhyto Solution / ePhyto Industry Advisory Group

The ePhyto Industry Advisory Group (IAG) has been established to provide practical guidance and advice to the IPPC Secretariat on …

3092) 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 …

3093) Requirements for import of cocoa beans into the European Union via Port Koper, Slovenia

Despite for import to the EU of cocoa beans (CN 1801) and products thereof, intended for food, a phytosanitary certificate …

3094) 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. …

3095) 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 …

3096) 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 …

3097) SPC publishes Biosecurity Manual for Handicrafts

BIOSECURITY MANUAL FOR HANDICRAFTS – Requirements for trade and movement of handicrafts in the Pacific Island Region and beyond” has …

3098) COPE to respond to phytosanitary needs in Eastern Africa

Group photo - COPE Project Management Committee

3099) 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 …

3100) New Zealand supports working group on Minimizing pest movement by sea containers

Loading sea containersA donation of USD 50,000 from New Zealand's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) will finance an expert …