1) SPOTLIGHT: From vulnerability to food resilience: Improved pest surveillance to catalyse Sierra Leone’s agricultural improvement

On a scorching afternoon, in Sumbuya village, Kakua chiefdom, Bo District, three farm workers—Mamie Squire, Mohamed Yambasu and Morie Lavai …

2) IPPC global workshop charts new path for Systems Approaches in plant health

Santiago, Chile. 15 December 2025. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and its community successfully concluded the IPPC Global Workshop …

3) LEADER’S BLOG: Cook Islands: A small nation takes a big leap towards digitalization to transform trade

By Temarama Anguna-Kamana

4) IPPC Standards Committee advances draft standards and strengthens procedures at the November 2025 meeting

Rome, 28 November 2025. The International Plant Protection Convention’s (IPPC) Standards Committee (SC) concluded its November 2025 meeting at FAO …

5) How the next-generation of Commodity Standards are shaping safer global trade — with Joanne Wilson and Lihong Zhu

In this month’s spotlight, we highlight the work of the Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) through insights from its …

6) Now available: French edition of the study on phytosanitary systems and agricultural development

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of the French edition of the study “Phytosanitary Systems and Agricultural …

7) Call for Submissions to participate in the Plant Health Innovation Fair at CPM-20

(Follow-up and Extension of the Original Call)

8) Call for Experts for the Steering Group of the Pest Outbreak Alert and Response System (POARS)

Background

9) E-learning course on “Working with a national plant protection organization” now available in Spanish

The IPPC Secretariat announces the publication of the Spanish edition of the e-learning course “Working with a national plant protection …

10) Report of cherry leaf roll virus (Nepovirus avii) in Ontario, Canada / Rapport du virus de l'enroulement des feuilles du cerisier (Nepovirus avii) en Ontario, Canada

On September 29, 2025, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of cherry leaf roll virus (CLRV) (Nepovirus …