1611) Guidance to NPPOs for Mitigating Impacts of COVID-19 Crisis on Plant Health from the CPM Bureau and the IPPC Secretariat

In this unprecedented crisis of Covid-19, our first concern is always to ensure that our families, friends and colleagues are …

1612) Occurrence of Banana Bunch Top Disease (BBTV) in Mozambique

Banana Bunch Top Virus (BBTV) is the most serious disease on banana and causes devastating losses on banana in areas …

1613) Supporting developing countries to trade safely during the COVID-19 pandemic: STDF holds online Working Group

Geneva, 7 April 2020. The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic is pressing and affecting supply chains and global trade …

1614) Standards Committee Working Group approved four draft standards for the second consultation in 2022

Rome, 19 May 2022. The Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) approved four standards for the second consultation during its virtual …

1615) The important development of Phytosanitary Treatments continues as the TPPT close their annual meeting

The Technical Panel for Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT) just ended their annual meeting in Shenzhen, China (25 – 29 June 2018). …

1616) Entry points Nepal

Entry Points PQPMC is a sole government institution authorized for regulating plant quarantine related activities under the Ministry of Agriculture …

1617) Koster’s curse in Julatten, Queensland

Koster’s curse is a quick-growing invasive plant that has the ability to form dense thickets, smothering native vegetation and causing …

1618) The IPPC Training Workshop on Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation PCE) Successfully Held in Georgia

The second phase of the Nationwide Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) was initiated on 31 October – 4 November 2016, in …

1619) Great Success for the IPPC Seminar on Plant Health and 'One Belt & One Road' Initiative in China

The IPPC Seminar on Plant Health and “One Belt & One Road” Initiative in China took place on 23 November …

1620) Absence of Grapevine fanleaf virus from Australia

Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) was previously recorded in South Australia and Victoria (Taylor 1962; Taylor and Hewitt 1964; Meagher et …