621) Registration now open: International workshop on pest risk mitigation of sea containers and their cargoes and the facilitation of international trade: Defining the way forward

The workshop will take place from 17 - 19 July 2023 at Sofitel Brisbane Central, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

622) Rationale for Phytosanitary Requirements

The Spread of trans-boundary pests and diseases and alien invasive species are mainly because of the increasing international trade and …

623) Agricultural Pesticides Rules 1973

The APR 1973 provides a comprehensive legal framework for the trade of ago chemicals. This legislation was notified under the …

624) Two new IPPC Diagnostic Protocols have been adopted

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to announce that two new diagnostic protocols (DPs) have been adopted …

625) Now open: 2024 IPPC consultation period for draft diagnostic protocols only

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the additional consultation period on the draft diagnostic …

626) 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 …

627) BLOG: Greater action needed to protect plant health as global hunger rises

By Osama El-Lissy, IPPC Secretary

628) Uzbekistan President commends NPPO progress to boost better plant protection

Tashkent, 26 March 2024. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of the Republic of Uzbekistan praised the Agency for Quarantine and Plant Protection …

629) IPPC Implementation Committee concludes first in-person meeting to review progress

Rome, 12 December 2022. The Implementation Committee (IC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met in Rome on 21-25 …

630) Organogram of Ghanaian NPPO

The Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD)