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

By Osama El-Lissy, IPPC Secretary

622) Commission / Standards Committee (SC)

Background: The first session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-1 (2006)) established the Standards Committee (SC). The SC had …

623) Description of the NPPO

The Tanzanian Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Services (PQPS) is part of the Plant Health Services (PHS) under the Ministry of …

624) Deadline extended: Call for IPPC diagnostic protocol authors

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat has extended to 17 May 2024, the deadline for the call for IPPC …

625) 36th Session of the Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations (TC-RPPO)

The 36th Session of the Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations (TC-RPPO) will be held from 1-4 October 2024 …

626) Join the IPPC expert proofreader pool – now especially seeking Spanish language experts

Are you a phytosanitary expert and a native speaker of Spanish? Do you have a passion for language and a …

627) Devastating banana disease reported in Peru

Rome, 28 April 2021. Peru’s National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA) announced a national phytosanitary emergency on April 11 after confirming …

628) IPPC Commodity and pathways standards - side session at CPM-14

During the side session, Ms Lois Ransom from Australia explained that with IPPC commodity and pathways standards, the regulation of …

629) Primer reporte oficial de caracol gigante africano Achatina fulica

El Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA), Organización Nacional de Protección Fitosanitaria (ONPF) de Nicaragua, a través del sistema …

630) Eradication of Sweet potato weevil（Cylas formicarius）in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

In October 2022, Sweet potato weevil（Cylas formicarius）was detected in Hamamatsu city, Shizuoka prefecture in Japan.