341) Saving Guinea-Bissau’s crops and trade from pests: Plant health technicians trained in the use of modern pest prevention tools

Participants of the training workshop pose with Fatumata Djau Baldé, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Guinea-Bissau (second row, …

342) IPPC and Group of Latin America and the Caribbean strengthen collaboration against Fusarium Tropical Race 4

Rome, 5 July 2023 – The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat has welcomed a proposal from the Group of …

343) Strengthening International Safe Trade: Collaborative Efforts of IPPC and WTO under the SPS Agreement

In the intricate web of international trade, ensuring the successful flow of goods while protecting trade against risks to plant …

344) Regional plant protection organizations strategize to improve plant health and collaboration

Rome, 31 October 2023: Regional plant protection organizations (RPPOs) successfully held the 35th annual Technical Consultation among RPPOs (TC-RPPO) from …

345) Workshop on pest risk mitigation of sea containers happening in July

The IPPC Secretariat wishes to inform the plant health community of the upcoming international workshop on "Pest risk mitigation of …

346) Taking stock and planning for a responsive IPPC: Update from the CPM Bureau and Strategic Planning Group meetings

Rome, 22 October 2023. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau and the Strategic Planning Group of the International Plant …

347) Outbreak and Control of Papaya Mealy Bug (Paracoccus marginatus)

Papaya mealy bug Paracoccus marginatus is an invasive pest. The pest was first observed in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu during …

348) New Report of Potato Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) in Prince Edward Island, Canada (2021) / Nouveau rapport sur la présence de la gale verruqueuse (Synchytrium endobioticum) à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Canada (2021)

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recently confirmed the presence of potato wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) in two fields (134 …

349) IPPC-OIRSA ePhyto workshop strengthens plant health and safe trade in Latin America

Rome, 31 August 2023. The International Regional Organization for Animal and Plant Health (OIRSA - Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad …

350) Member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation on the road to adopting the IPPC ePhyto Solution

Rome, 18 September 2023. Member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) are taking strides to facilitate safe …