IPPC Financial Committee makes progress in financial management budgetary transparency and accountability

Posted on ثلاثاء, 16 أكتوبر 2018, 14:35

8 October 2018, Rome - The IPPC Financial Committee (FC) meeting was held on 8 October 2018 at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Greg Wolff (Canada - FC Chair), opened by Mr. Jingyuan Xia, …

Facilitating trade while protecting plants: The APPPC Regional Workshop

Posted on إثنين, 15 أكتوبر 2018, 08:28

10 September 2018, Seoul, Republic of Korea - International standards on phytosanitary measures (ISPMs) help countries protect plants from pests and diseases, while still facilitating trade. Participants from eighteen countries had an opportunity to consult and comment on six draft …

Safe trade facilitation of plants and plant products by harmonized phytosanitary measures in commodities standards

Posted on خميس, 11 أكتوبر 2018, 08:51

Key elements of the International Plant Protection Convention s (IPPC s) work is to safeguard agriculture and facilitate safe trade. It is known that trade supports economic growth and development, helping to reduce poverty around the world. The 2016 World …

Call for topics sets the stage for the future IPPC work programme: the Task Force on Topics meeting

Posted on إثنين, 08 أكتوبر 2018, 09:08

The Task force on Topics (TFT) helps make sure that the IPPC s future work plan reflects IPPC contracting parties emerging needs.

3 October 2018, Rome - The world is changing rapidly. New challenges related to rapidly expanding international trade, …

IPPC boosts Central and Eastern European and Central Asian countries*** capacities in National Reporting Obligations

Posted on خميس, 04 أكتوبر 2018, 11:56

Participants at the National Reporting Obligations (NRO) workshop improved their skills in updating phytosanitary reports related to the IPPC, and shared practical solutions to challenges they faced. Photo credit: © All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center (VNIIKR)

8 September 2018, Moscow - …

New project 'Rolling out Systems Approach Globally' launched by IPPC: Contracting parties urged to participate in new call

Posted on ثلاثاء, 02 أكتوبر 2018, 11:54

The recently launched project will increase opportunities for contracting parties to export plant products through better pest risk management. © FAO/Giampiero Diana

Exporting plants and plant products are an important part of economic development in many developing countries. However, international …

Working together to protect plants from harmful pests in the Near East and North Africa: 2018 IPPC Regional Workshop

Posted on ثلاثاء, 02 أكتوبر 2018, 08:03

Participants at the IPPC regional workshop in the Near East and North Africa.

17 September 2018 (Muscat, Sultanate of Oman) - Forty-five plant health experts from 18 countries in the Near East and North Africa, and the International Plant Protection …

Protecting plants and the environment in the Caribbean: a 2018 IPPC Regional Workshop

Posted on جمعة, 28 سبتمبر 2018, 15:36

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, …

Working together to protect plants and the environment in Africa: A 2018 IPPC Regional Workshop

Posted on خميس, 27 سبتمبر 2018, 07:33

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 …

The IPPC Secretariat meets with SSAFE to discuss possible future cooperation

Posted on أربعاء, 26 سبتمبر 2018, 15:08

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 …

Protecting plants in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 2018 IPPC - FAO Regional Workshop

Posted on أربعاء, 26 سبتمبر 2018, 11:05

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 …

ePhyto Regional Workshop- Buenos Aires Argentina

Posted on جمعة, 21 سبتمبر 2018, 13:13

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 …

Big steps made in developing phytosanitary capacity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Posted on خميس, 20 سبتمبر 2018, 08:17

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 …

Protecting plants from pest in the Pacific Islands: A 2018 IPPC Regional Workshop

Posted on خميس, 13 سبتمبر 2018, 10:44

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 …