51) SPOTLIGHT: Setting the standard: the global efforts behind plant health protection

Plant pests are responsible for the loss of up to 40 percent of global food crops every year. International standards …

52) Anastrepha ludens (Mexican Fruit Fly; Mexfly): APHIS Amends Quarantine Areas in Texas

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (https://www.pestalerts.org).

53) Shifting from IPPC Observatory to InFARM for surveys on antimicrobial use and microbial resistance in plants

The IPPC Secretariat is proud to announce a significant step forward for One Health and enhanced collaboration within FAO. Surveys …

54) Out now: September 2025 CPM Bureau meeting report

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the report of the CPM Bureau virtual meeting, …

55) IPPC paves the way for "next generation" plant health standards

Rome, 30 May 2025. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) recently convened an internal NSP seminar on "The Next Generation …

56) IPPC highlights progress in key priority areas on plant health

19 March 2025, Rome. As the Nineteenth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19) goes underway, major progress was …

57) Notification on the changes of NPPO of South Africa E-phyto certificate

South Africa has made changes on the Electronic system (E-phyto) for export certification, which has resumed on 01 October 2025 …

58) Notification on the changes on NPPO of South Africa E-phyto certificate

South Africa has made changes on the Electronic system (E-phyto) for export certification, which has resumed on 01 October 2025 …

59) SPOTLIGHT: As its economy grows, Uganda prepares to increase exports of fresh plant produce

Cut flowers, live trees, avocados, bananas, and green chilies. In the last 20 years, Uganda’s exports, which are dominated by …

60) Notification on the changes of NPPO of South Africa E-phyto certificate

The National Plant Protection Organization of South Africa (NPPOZA) has made changes on the Electronic system (E-phyto) for export certification, …