541) Fusarium mangiferae (mango malformation disease) in the Northern Territory

Fusarium mangiferae was first detected in November 2007 about 60 kilometres east of Darwin, Northern Territory. This fungus had not …

542) Potato brown rot outbreak

Following notification from the Netherlands authorities about clonal links to the seed potatoes, a crop of ware potatoes in Cornwall …

543) IPPC Observatory launches survey on E-commerce

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to invite IPPC official contact points to complete the IPPC Observatory …

544) African countries harness scientific advances, digital technology, improve technical capacity to prevent plant pests

Cairo, 25 September 2023. Eleven African countries are taking part in a training on advanced plant health science and state-of-the-art …

545) CPM -16 Establishes A POARS Steering Group, Making Significant Progress On Fighting Pest Outbreaks

Rome, 21 April 2022. Emerging pests and specifically Spodoptera frugiperda (Fall armyworm) and Fusarium TR4 are among the major threats …

546) 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 …

547) 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 …

548) IPPC Focus Group on Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid discusses work programme

Rome, 16 December 2022. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Focus Group on Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian …

549) The 2019 mid-year meeting of the IPPC Secretariat: reviewing key achievements and future plans

The IPPC Secretariat reviewed key achievements for the first half of 2019 and plans for the next semester at their …

550) 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 …