201) SPOTLIGHT: Artificial Intelligence transforms the fight against Fusarium Tropical Race 4 of banana in Mesoamerica

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming everyday life; from providing virtual customer assistance and helping doctors perform complex surgeries to …

202) SPOTLIGHT: As its economy grows, Uganda prepares to increase exports of fresh plant produce

Cut flowers, live trees, avocados, bananas, and green chilies. In the last 20 years, Uganda’s exports, which are dominated by …

203) Draft ISPMs for adoption at CPM-19 (2025) posted. Call for objections opened.

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the draft International Standards …

204) Now available: Report of the October 2024 Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols meeting

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the report of the Technical Panel on Diagnostic …

205) NEW IPPC e-learning course: How a national plant protection organization functions

How do national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) bring plant health mandates to life — from policy to action? What does …

206) Events / IPPC Regional Workshops / 2025 IPPC Regional Workshops

The IPPC Secretariat and the Regional Workshop (RW) Organizing Committees (OC) have decided to hold RW in person

207) Deadline extension: Call for Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) members

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that the deadline for the call for IC members has been extended to …

208) Now open: Diagnostic protocols notification period

Notification period: 1 July - 15 August 2025

209) IPPC contracting parties pledge USD 1.8 million for plant health as CPM-19 session closes

Rome, 21 March 2025. The annual gathering of the plant health community closed today on a high note, with pledged …

210) Anastrepha ludens (Mexican Fruit Fly): APHIS Amends Quarantine Areas in Texas (OPR-42)

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (https://www.pestalerts.org).