3561) 4-8 May 2015 SC meeting: provisional agenda posted

The Standards Committee (SC) 2015 May meeting will be held on 4-8 May 2015 at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy. …

3562) Strengthening IPPC-Brazilian cooperation

The IPPC Secretary, Mr Jingyuan Xia, held a meeting with H. E. Ms Maria Laura da Rocha, the Ambassador of …

3563) Organizational Structure of Plant Protection Division

There are (9) major technical Sections and (1) finance & Admin section in Plant Protection Division (HQ). In state and …

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3565) First outbreak of Erwinia amylovora in Rep. of Korea

The infected pear trees were first found in very adjacent 3 orchards in Anseong -city in early May 2015.

3566) Phytosanitary import requirements for Latvia

Latvia is a member state of the European Union. As such it is required to implement the plant health legislation …

3567) BASES de Colaboración que en el marco de la Ley de Seguridad Nacional celebran la Secretaría de Gobernación y la Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación.

La Ley de Seguridad Nacional establece entre otros mecanismos de colaboración y coordinación entre las instituciones y autoridades que participan …

3568) International Conference on Biodiversity Climate Change Assessment and Impacts on Livelihood

An International Conference on Biodiversity, Climate Change Assessment and Impact on Livelihood is going to be organized in Kathmandu on …

3569) Enhancing food security through trade facilitation

How can digitising the phytosanitary certification process help to enhance food security? Craig Fedchock, Advisor at the International Plant Protection …

3570) Emergency measures to address the risk of introduction of peanut smut (Thecaphora frezii) in peanuts from countries where peanut smut is recorded

Recent publication (Rago et al. 2017) highlighted the increased risk of peanut smut (Thecaphora frezii) associated with peanuts produced in …