2011) Samoa workshop helps expand the use of ePhytos in the Pacific region

The benefits of using the Generic ePhyto National System (GeNS) and electronic phytosanitary certificates (ePhytos) were highlighted at a recent …

2012) 2016 June call for discussion papers on the International movement of grain

Deadline extended to 26 August 2016 due to low response.

2013) Message by IPPC Secretary Jingyuan Xia in the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2019

Rome, 22 May 2019

2014) Language versions for first consultation draft ISPMs and Specifications are now available

Dear IPPC CPs,

2015) Core Activities / Trade facilitation / The IPPC ePhyto Solution / ePhyto Project Technical Committee

Since the closing of the pilot phase of the project in 2019, the ePhyto Project Technical Committee (PTC) is no …

2016) Pest status of Bactrocera invadens in Limpopo and Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) is confirming the detection of male specimens of Bactrocera invadens in the …

2017) 2018 Call for Topics: Standards and Implementation

Ceratitis capitata (Mediterreanean fruit fly) – one of the world’s most destructive agricultural pests. Photo by Derric Nimmo, 2011.

2018) Arrêté n°2015- __138_______/MARHASA/CAB portant attributions, organisation et fonctionnement de la Direction générale des productions végétales incluant les attributions de la Direction de la protection des végétaux et du conditionnement

Conformément à l’article 33 du décret N° 2015-416/PRES-TRANS/PM/MARHASA du 30 mars 2015 portant organisation du Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Ressources …

2019) Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp)

First outbreak of Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp) in the UK

2020) First report of Candidatus Phytoplasma fragariae in the UK

The pest was identified following notification by the local wildlife trust of plants which were exhibiting unusual symptoms. Candidatus Phytoplasma …