71) First detection of Bactrocera facialis in Fiji – Yasawa Islands (October 2025)

Bactrocera facialis was detected in one of the outer islands (Yasawa Islands) in October 2025. A national response has been …

72) 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 …

73) Spring’s Secret Ally: How the UN Helps Our Gardens Bloom

It’s May, and gardeners worldwide are back in the dirt. But while we’re deciding between cherry tomatoes and cucumbers, there’s …

74) Strategic Objectives / Plant Health & Safe Trade / IPPC ePhyto Solution / IPPC ePhyto Solution - PROGRAMME UPDATES October 2025

With 96 countries digitalizing phytosanitary certification in plant trade, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has laid out a new …

75) Landmark IPPC project put African countries on the path for better trade

Rome, 17 July 2025. African countries are poised to capitalize from a landmark trade and quarantine project, which provided countries …

76) Two new diagnostic protocols adopted to strengthen plant pest detection

Rome, 27 August 2025. Two new diagnostic protocols (DP) have been adopted under the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) to …

77) FAO, IPPC call for global adoption of ePhyto to boost plant trade

At the World Trade Organization Public Forum, FAO and IPPC champion the ePhyto Solution, a paperless, borderless system transforming trade …

78) Centre of Excellence / Phytosanitary Systems

79) Enhancing local capacity for digital surveillance of key quarantine pests in Zimbabwe

FAO, IPPC, Zimbabwe government host training to strengthen the country’s capacity to protect plant resources and facilitate trade

80) FAO and IPPC Equips 50 Crop Inspectors and Researchers to Strengthen Uganda’s Digital Pest Surveillance

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