411) Commission / CPM Focus Group and Working Group Reports / CPM Focus Group on Sea Containers

Background In 2015, the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) agreed on a five-year hiatus from pursuing the development of a …

412) Notification of the detection of Drosophila suzukii, the Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) in the Republic of South Africa

Drosophilla suzukii was detected on Blueberry orchards in four (4) provinces in South Africa. The official samples were collected after …

413) Notification on the detection of Drosophila suzukii, the Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) in the Republic of South Africa

Drosophilla suzukii was detected on Blueberry orchards in four (4) provinces in South Africa. The official samples were collected after …

414) Blog: Setting standards for plant health: Looking back and planning ahead

In November 2022, the Standards Committee (SC) held a hybrid meeting, the first face-to-face meeting since the year prior. Although …

415) Uganda to undertake a Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation to boost agricultural trade

Kampala, 6 May 2024 – The Government of Uganda has embarked on a six month-long process of conducting a Phytosanitary …

416) Successful high-level launch of Scientific review of impact of climate change on plant pests

Rome, 1 June 2021. Due to the impact of climate change, plant pests that ravage economically important crops will continue …

417) Meloidogyne enterolobii (Guava root knot nematode) in the NT and QLD

On 2 September 2022, M. enterolobii was detected in the greater Darwin region of the Northern Territory (NT). Following delimiting …

418) IPPC Regional Workshop for Latin America held virtually to strengthen plant protection in the region

Rome, 10 September 2021. The Regional Plant Protection Organizations of Latin America held their annual IPPC Regional Workshop virtually from …

419) Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation to strengthen Egypt's food security and agricultural trade

Cairo, 29 April 2024 – To enhance agricultural production, food safety and national phytosanitary capacity to prevent the introduction and …

420) Lucien Kouame Konan

For more than 35 years, Konan has been working on various aspects of the phytosanitary field. As former Chair of …