The IPPC High-level Symposium on Cooperation of Phytosanitary Measures among the Chinese Initiative “One Road” Countries
Nanning, Guangxi, China
25-28 September 2018
Participants attending the IPPC High-level Symposium © National Agro-technical Extension and Service Centre (NATESC)
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is implementing a global project under the framework of the FAO-China SSC Programme. The overall objective of this IPPC-China Project is to strengthen the capacity of developing contracting parties (CPs) to implement the IPPC and its International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs). Within this project, two IPPC High-level Symposia are to be organized in China on Cooperation of Phytosanitary Measures among the Chinese Initiative “the Belt and Road” Countries.
The first IPPC High-level Symposium was held on 25-28 September Nanning, China. It was attended by over 40 participants and observers from 14 countries in Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from three Regional Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs) including the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA), the Comunidad Andina (CAN) and the Pacific Plant Protection Organization (PPPO).
The IPPC Secretary presented an overview of the IPPC Capacity Development Project under the Framework of the FAO-China Sooth-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme. All participating National and Regional Plant Protection Organizations presented reports on their countries and regions. Their presentations covered the regulatory, technical and operational aspects of plant quarantine systems; opportunities and challenges related to phytosanitary measures; emerging regulated pests; and recommendations to promote cooperation on phytosanitary measures among “One Belt and One Road” countries. Participants also visited a customs port and a pilot site for green plant protection in Guangxi Province.
The Symposium was co-organized by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, the National Agro-technical Extension and Service Centre (NATESC) of China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) and the Agriculture Department of Guangxi Province. It was financially supported by the IPPC Project on Capacity Development under the Framework of the FAO-China SSC Programme.