1561) Sierra Leone implements a Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) to protect cultivated and wild plants and promote exports of plants and products

5 November 2019, Freetown - The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) of Sierra Leone recently launched a new Agriculture …

1562) A third year of the IPPC NRO Programme marked with success

The year 2017 was a third successful year for the National Reporting Obligations Programme (NRO). It was a third stable …

1563) IPPC ePhyto Solution, Four Years In

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, with the support of many partners and cooperators, including the UNICC, has developed …

1564) Eradication of Bactrocera invadens in Nwanedi area, Limpopo Province, South Africa

On the 22 June 2011 one exotic fruit fly specimen was detected in a Methyl Eugenol baited fruit fly trap …

1565) Improving Secretariat team work and delivery

On the initiative of Mr Jingyuan Xia, Secretary to IPPC, the IPPC Secretariat held a small workshop on 15 June …

1566) European Food Safety Authority EFSA) Survey on climate change and emerging risks for food safety including plant and animal health CLEFSA)

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is launching until the 7th of March 2018 a survey on climate change and …

1567) FAO COUNCIL 2013 Side Event: IPPC Secretariat reinforces the importance of scientific expertise in standard setting process

Last week, at the 2013 FAO Council Conference side event, “The role of science in determining international standards in food …

1568) Four devastating fruit flies pests are one and the same species

A female oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, laying eggs by inserting her ovipositor in the skin of a papaya. Image …

1569) The CPM Bureau holds its December virtual meeting

Rome, 12 December 2019 – The CPM Bureau gathered virtually for its last meeting of 2019 on 12 December 2019 …

1570) 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 …