2011) Meeting of the Expert Working Group on Guidance on Pest Risk Management successfully held in Malta

The meeting to develop a draft ISPM on Guidance on pest risk management took place in Qawra, Malta from 05 …

2012) The Major Achievements of the International Plant Protection Convention in 65 Years

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) was established on 3 April 1952, which aims to protect cultivated and wild plants …

2013) IPPC Regional Workshop for the Caribbean to focus on standards for plant health and pest prevention

Checking for symptoms of Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum ) – a disease which has caused heavy losses to banana production …

2014) International Year of Plant Health IYPH) Steering Committee meets in Rome

The International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) Steering Committee. Photo: © FAO / Sara Giuliani

2015) Detection of Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia) in South Australia and Victoria

Russian wheat aphid is a major production pest of wheat and barley plants. This aphid is approximately 2 mm long, …

2016) 2019-08 Call for Authors of Diagnostic Protocols

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for authors for the following IPPC diagnostic protocols on the …

2017) Close Cooperation of the IPPC with Canada in the Phytosanitary Areas

A bilateral meeting between the IPPC Secretariat and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) was held at the Oakwood Hotel …

2018) IPPC ePhyto Takes the Prize!!

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

2019) Sprouting stronger roots - the international support for IYPH 2020 increases

The proposal to observe an International Year of Plant Health in 2020 (IYPH 2020) gains more and more momentum in …

2020) First report of Phytophtora ramorum in Slovenia

During the official surveys, Phytophthora ramorum was found for the first time in 2003 and later once (2007) in a …