471) Successes of the IPPC National Reporting Obligations Programme

The NRO Programme of the IPPC was initiated by the IPPC Secretariat in mid-2014 with numerous activities involving contracting parties …

472) 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 …

473) 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, …

474) 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 …

475) New factsheet on IPPC-China project now available

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of a comprehensive factsheet on the recently concluded project, “Strengthening the …

476) 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 …

477) 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 …

478) 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 …

479) 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 …

480) LEGISLATION FOR PHYTOSANITARY REQUIREMENTS

Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate is backed by the Plant and Fertilizer Act, 2010 (Act 803). The Plant and …