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Local farmers in Haiti sorting Cajanus Cajan beans. Participants from 14 Caribbean countries discussed ways to improve plant health and limit the risk of pests and diseases at the regional workshop. © FAO/Giuseppe Bizzarri
19 September 2018, Port of Spain, Trinidad – Protecting plants and the environment from invasive pests and diseases were some of the important issues discussed at the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional Workshop held in Port of Spain...
Forty-five participants from 29 countries exchanged their experiences in protecting plants from pests and diseases during the IPPC regional workshop for Africa. © FAO
13 September 2018, Antananarivo – Keeping plants healthy, stopping invasive pests such as the Fall Armyworm which is destroying food crops in Africa, and protecting the environment were some of the important issues discussed at the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) regional workshop held in Anta...
Photo credit: © FAO/ Laura Vicaria-Lopez
26 September 2018, Rome - Members of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, including Craig Fedchock, Shoki al-Dobai and Laura Vicaria-Lopez, met with the governing board of the SSAFE organization on 26 September 2018. SSAFE is a non-profit organization that aims to foster the continuous improvement and global acceptance of internationally-recognized food protection...
Participants at the IPPC Regional workshop in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia shared their experiences in safeguarding plant health. Photo credit: © All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center (VNIIKR)
8 September 2018, Bykovo – Protecting the environment while safeguarding plant health were among topics discussed at the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC ) - FAO Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia regional workshop. The event took place in Bykovo,...
Last week, from the 11-13th of September the ePhyto regional workshop for Latin America took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The workshop, hosted by SENASA and financed by COSAVE, Argentina Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IICA and the Canadian government was organized with the objective to increase knowledge on the ePhyto Solution regionally, as well as identify the interests and obstacles in the region to implement the project. The workshop was a great success, with over 18 Latin American ...
A new plant health diagnostic laboratory was set up in Jenin as part of efforts to strengthen phytosanitary capacity. ©FAO/S.Brunel
Ramallah, 16 August 2018 – Plant pests and diseases easily cross borders and it is therefore crucial to develop phytosanitary capacity worldwide. To help do this, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat has developed the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) – a mana...
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17 September 2018, Muscat - Every year, global crop yields are reduced by 20 to 40 percent because of damage from plant pests and diseases. International experts from the Near East and North Africa and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) will unite forces to help address this problem during a workshop in Muscat from 17 to 20 September 2018.
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Ngatoko Ngatoko, Director of Biosecurity, Ministry of Agriculture, watches a cargo ship leave port. The IPPC helps protects plants from pests while facilitating trade. ©FAO/Sue Price
22 August 2018, Fiji – Countries in the Pacific Islands recognize the urgency of protecting their plants from pests, while facilitating trade in plants and agricultural products. To address this challenge, harmonized international standards and strong regional capacity...
31 August 2018, Natal, Brazil – With the ever-increasing volume of international trade, countries need to prevent plant pests from entering and establishing themselves locally, while still facilitating the international safe trade of plants and products. To address this challenge, 32 international experts from 18 Latin American countries attended the IPPC regional workshop in Natal, Brazil from the 28th to the 31st of August 2018. The workshop focused on ways to better protect plants from ...
The provisional Agenda of the Standards Committee (SC) meeting is available at the IPP Calendar at: https://www.ippc.int/en/events/event/626/
The meeting will take place at FAO, Rome, Italy from 19 to 23 November 2018
The draft specification to be discussed at the meeting and the compiled comments are now posted publicly and are available at: Continue reading…
Compiled comments from the consultation on Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) Sub-groups draft Terms of Reference and draft Rules of Procedure have been posted on the IPP at the following link:
https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/capacity-development/consultation-on-ic-sub-groups-draft-terms-of-reference-and-draft...
Compiled comments from the 2018 consultation on the draft specification for Use of systems approaches in managing the pest risks associated with the movement of wood commodities have been posted on the IPP at the following link: The IPPC Secretariat wou...
The compiled comments from the first consultation on draft specifications are now posted!
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