1181) FAO Committee on Agriculture endorses proposal for an International Day of Plant Health

Rome, 1 October 2020. The FAO Committee on Agriculture endorsed the proposal tabled by the government of Zambia to proclaim …

1182) Update on citrus canker eradication program in Emerald, Queensland - now eradicated

Citrus canker was detected on three commercial citrus orchards in the Emerald district of Queensland between June 2004 and May …

1183) Description of NPPO of the Czech Republic

Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (UKZUZ) is the NPPO of the Czech Republic. It is an executive …

1184) Description of NPPO of the Czech Republic

Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (UKZUZ) is the NPPO of the Czech Republic. It is an executive …

1185) Focus on the oriental fruit fly's impact on international trade

Bactrocera dorsalis on a dragon fruit. Photo credits: Rui Cardoso Pereira.

1186) Events / IPPC Regional Workshops / 2025 IPPC Regional Workshops

The IPPC Secretariat and the Regional Workshop (RW) Organizing Committees (OC) have decided to hold RW in person

1187) Call for nomination to the Advanced Technical Training Course on Phytosanitary Measures for Contracting Parties under the framework of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat invites nominations from representatives of contracting parties to participate in an Advanced Technical …

1188) The IPPC 2019 Annual Report is published

Rome, 25 June 2020 – The IPPC Annual Report 2019: Protecting the world’s plant resources from pests has been published …

1189) Osama El-Lissy Appointed As New Secretary For International Plant Protection Convention

Rome, 8 March 2022 - Mr. Osama El-Lissy has been appointed as the Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention …

1190) Goods Determination

There are five legislative instruments collectively known as the Goods Determinations. These are: •Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021 •Biosecurity …