411) IPPC Communications Strategy to set global roadmap in promoting plant health

Rome, 16 December 2022. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Focus Group on Communications has concluded the year with the …

412) Eradication of CSNV

Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus An outbreak of Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus (CSNV)has been eradicated. The outbreak was in the South …

413) Eradication of CSNV

Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus An outbreak of Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus (CSNV)has been eradicated. The outbreak was in the South …

414) SPOTLIGHT: Know your job and be kind. Osama El-Lissy’s message as he retires from the IPPC

Osama El-Lissy is retiring as Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), an Article XIV body of FAO. He …

415) USDA declares April 2021 Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month during the IYPH

Washington, 2 April 2021.The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared April 2021 as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease …

416) Towards the proclamation of an International Day of Plant Health

Rome, 18 March 2021. When the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) …

417) IPPC governing bodies meet to take stock and plan for next annual session

Rome, 28 November 2022. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau, held its first in-person meeting since the outbreak of …

418) The 15th Commission on Phytosanitary Measures opens to advance global plant protection during the COVID-19 crisis

Rome, 16 March 2021. The fifteenth session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-15) has opened to review the state …

419) Paving a new direction to plant health standards: the IPPC Technical Panel on Commodity Standards

Rome, 31 May 2022. Setting a new direction to the plant health community on developing commodity-specific standards for phytosanitary measures, …

420) Notification of the detection of Pepper ringspot virus (PepRSV) in the Republic of South Africa

PepRSV was detected in potato cultivars (seed and commercial plantings) in the various Provinces of South Africa. The official samples …