2021) The Asian Workshop on Implementation of e-SPS Certification Systems Held in Thailand

The Asian Workshop on Implementation of e-SPS Certification Systems was hosted at the United Nation’s Economic and Social Commission for …

2022) 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 …

2023) 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 …

2024) International Year of Plant Health IYPH) Steering Committee meets in Rome

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

2025) IPPC is hiring Programme Officer

The position is located at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, in the Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP), in the …

2026) 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, …

2027) 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 …

2028) IPPC ePhyto Takes the Prize!!

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

2029) 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 …

2030) 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 …