481) FAO Deputy Director General officially opens the CPM-16 three-day annual conference

Rome, 5 April 2022 - The sixteenth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-16) kicked off virtually today. Jingyuan …

482) First workshop held on Fusarium Tropical race 4 diagnostic

Rome, 25 March 2022. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat in collaboration with contracting parties and subject matter experts …

483) About / Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development

Contracting parties to the IPPC agree to promote the provision of technical assistance to other contracting parties with the objective …

484) IPPC Webinar: The Standard setting procedure – an overview

The international standards for plant health play a crucial role in protecting sustainable agriculture and global food security, the environment, …

485) The IPPC towards 2020 and beyond

The 4th Strategic Planning Group (SPG) meeting was held in Rome from 13-15 October 2015, with the main theme “The …

486) The ePhyto Industry Advisory Group convenes workshop with Colombia on the IPPC ePhyto solution

Rome, 25 February 2022. The first ePhyto industry workshop in 2022 kicked off with Colombia and had more than sixty …

487) Now closed: 2024 IPPC consultation period for draft diagnostic protocols only

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the additional consultation period …

488) International Plant Health Conference in Helsinki is cancelled amid continued COVID-19 restrictions

Rome/Helsinki, 9 February 2021. On 2 February, representatives of member countries of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), contracting parties …

489) Theme of 2016 Annual Meeting for the IPPC Secretariat: Team and Cultural Building

The 2016 Annual meeting of the IPPC Secretariat was held on 22 January at the HQ-FAO in Rome, Italy. The …

490) First detection of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) in Torres Strait

Suspect fall armyworm was detected in pest specific traps on the islands of Saibai and Erub in Torres Strait in …