531) The International Year of Plant Health closing ceremony marks a new beginning for global plant health

Rome, 1 July 2021. The International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) has officially came to an end with a high …

532) IPPC Observatory launches survey on E-commerce

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to invite IPPC official contact points to complete the IPPC Observatory …

533) 2018 Annual Meeting of the IPPC Secretariat Held in Rome Italy

The 2018 annual meeting of the IPPC Secretariat was held on 18 January at the FAO HQs in Rome, Italy, …

534) Core Activities / Trade facilitation / Sea Containers / Container Cleanliness Industry Advisory Group (CCIAG)

Background Recognizing that industry involvement in the SCTF was essential, the Friends of the Chair at CPM-16 (2022) suggested that …

535) IPPC gears up for 17th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures in March

Rome, 14 February 2023. Preparations are under way for the 17th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), the …

536) First UK finding of Plasmopara halstedii

Outdoor plot of cv Galilee Adami where 120,000 seeds were sown on a plot of 5 ha. Germination was stated …

537) Commission / Standards Committee (SC) / Technical panels (TPs) / Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS)

538) Advancing with international standards on plant health: The November 2019 IPPC Standards Committee (SC) meeting

15 November 2019, Rome – The 34th meeting of the IPPC Standards Committee (SC) took place from 11 to 15 …

539) Outbreak of Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) in Japan

Outbreak of Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) was confirmed in Japan. The NPPO confirmed the first detection of Asian longhorned …

540) First report on Rastrococcus invadens Williams) Mango mealybug in Uganda

Rastrococcus invadens (Mango Mealybug was detected in Uganda, in 2021, during a detection survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture …