501) 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 …

502) 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 …

503) 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 …

504) Lessons learned and outlooks from the IPPC Secretariat annual meeting

Rome, 28 January 2021. Despite the undeniable difficulties and changes it posed, the strike of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 …

505) Latin American Region successfully concluded its 2022 IPPC Regional Workshop

Rome, 21 October 2022. The 2022 IPPC Regional Workshop (RW) for Latin America was conducted from August 29 to September …

506) Fruit fly international standards can help gain market access

Vienna,8 January 2021. An animated infographic developed in collaboration with the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat and the Joint …

507) A Reception on Celebration of the IPPC 65th Anniversary Held in FAO Headquarters

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) was established in 1952, and this year is 65th anniversary of the IPPC. On …

508) 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 …

509) Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / Implementation and Capacity Development Projects / Strengthening Plant Health Emergency Management Capacities project

Strengthening Plant Health Emergency Management Capacities project (OSRO/GLO/208/USA)

510) Absence of Ralstonia syzygii subsp. indonesiensis from Australia

There is a single record of Ralstonia syzygii subsp. indonesiensis from Australia, that was made in 1979 from tomato in …