451) Notification on 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 …

452) Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) revises draft ISPMs and Standard Setting Procedure (SSP)

The Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) is gathering at the FAO headquarters in Rome from 15 to 19 May 2023, …

453) IPPC publishes new guide on wood packaging material

Rome, 3 May 2023. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has published the new Guide to Regulation of Wood Packaging …

454) The 2019 IPPC National Reporting Obligations Workshop for the Near East and North Africa

IPPC ePhyto Project group members, host and funders. © IPPC Secretariat

455) Phytosanitary capacity development significantly strengthened under the IPPC FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme

Rome, 20 April 2023. Members of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, multiple FAO divisions and contracting party representatives …

456) Coming up: Webinar on climate change and phytosanitary measures

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the upcoming webinar series on Climate change and phytosanitary issues from 24-26 September. …

457) News & Events / Webinars / IC Meeting Open Session on ICD Projects (May 2023)

Thank you for participating in this session! Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 14:00-16:30 (CEST) The presentations are available below

458) World’s first International Plant Health Conference addressed critical challenges in plant health

Rome, 28 September – The world’s leading authorities on plant health came come together for the world’s first ever International …

459) 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 …

460) The STDF acknowledges recent successes: a new suite of phytosanitary guides and a Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation PCE) that led to funding

Fresh mangos ready for export from Guinea. After a Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE), Guinea developed a National Phytosanitary Development Strategy …