1221) Campaigning for plant health with a solid network of partners

Rome, 18 March 2021. Communication and international cooperation are among the core activities of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) …

1222) CPM-15 quorum reached

With 109 valid credentials and 126 countries registered, the fifteenth session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-15) has attained …

1223) cahfsa

The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) was established as an Inter-Governmental Organization through an Agreement among Member …

1224) First detection of Banana Bunchy Top Virus in South Africa

Banana plants showing symptoms for BBTV were detected by the farmer during routine surveys, in June 2015. The leaf samples …

1225) Status Report of Potato Wart Disease in imported potatoes into Singapore from 2008 - 2012

Synchytrium endobioticum (Potato Wart Disease- PWD), is listed as a Quarantine Pest under the First Schedule in the Control of …

1226) CPM-13 Special Topics Session on Plant Health and Environment Protection

A Special Topics Session on Plant Health and Environment Protection was held on 19 April 2018 during the 13th Session …

1227) IPPC ePhyto Takes the Prize!!

26 August 2019, Rome - On August 22, the IPPC Secretariat was informed that the ePhyto GeNS system was selected …

1228) CPM-15 adoption of ISPMs – no objections received by the IPPC Secretariat

Following the IPPC procedures, the deadline for objections to the draft ISPMs to be presented for adoption at CPM-15 (2021) …

1229) CPM-13 Side Session on Plant Health and Environmental Protection held at FAO HQs

A successful side session on the 2018 IPPC annual theme “Plant Health and Environmental Protection” was held at FAO Headquarters …

1230) Commission / CPM Focus Group and Working Group Reports / Calls for nominations for CPM Focus Groups

Once the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) approves the terms of reference for its Focus Groups, the call for nominations …