IPPC is hiring an Agricultural Officer (PCE)

Posted on Thu, 30 Jun 2022, 10:01

The FAO Food Systems and Food Safety Division (ESF) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) are cooperatively hiring an Agricultural Officer (Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation) to coordinate, plan, supervise and implement the phytosanitary component of the food safety project and …

The SC May 2022 virtual meeting report is now available on the IPP!

Posted on Mon, 27 Jun 2022, 08:21

The report of the Standards Committee virtual meeting held on 9-11 and 13 May 2022 is now posted and available here: https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/91339/

The IPPC Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) first meeting report is now available!

Posted on Fri, 24 Jun 2022, 12:54

The Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) met virtually on 31 May 2022 and the meeting report is now available.

Please have a look at the TPCS webpage: https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/expert-drafting-groups/technical-panels/technical-panel-on-commodity-standards/

For a hint on the meeting discussions and to get to …

Call for side sessions for the International Plant Health Conference (IPHC) extended to 24 June!

Posted on Thu, 23 Jun 2022, 08:23

The call for soliciting submission of side sessions for the International Plant Health Conference (IPHC) has been extended by two days.

Interested parties should complete the submission form following the criteria, guidance and conditions outlined in the form: https://ee.humanitarianresponse.info/x/Roi2nSBO. …

The April and May reports of the CPM Focus Group on Sustainable Funding of the IPPC ePhyto Solution now available on the IPP!

Posted on Wed, 22 Jun 2022, 11:12

The April and May reports of the CPM Focus Group on Sustainable Funding of the IPPC ePhyto Solution have been posted in the IPPC website.

You can find these here: https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/governance/cpm/cpm-focus-group-reports/cpm-focus-group-on-sustainable-funding-of-the-ippc-ephyto-solution/

Registration for the International workshop on reducing the introduction of pests through the sea container pathway is now OPEN!

Posted on Fri, 17 Jun 2022, 13:53

The workshop will take place from 19 to 20 September 2022, at Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London, United Kingdom. Participation is free of charge.

Register NOW! Before is too late*.

More information on the programme and updates available HERE …

IPPC is hiring international consultant!

Posted on Fri, 17 Jun 2022, 10:31

Are you or do you know a Diagnostic Laboratory Specialist?

The main responsibility of the Diagnostic Laboratory Specialist is to gather information, analyze and make recommendations for the design of a global network of diagnostic laboratory services for plant pests. …

Did you know that food and other humanitarian aid can carry plant pests?

Posted on Tue, 14 Jun 2022, 14:23

Rome 13 June 2022. All food and other humanitarian donations are more than welcome, especially in emergencies and to vulnerable people. Saving lives is the utmost importance for all. However, it is known that disasters impact in agriculture threatens …

The first 2022 face-to-face EWG meeting is ready to draft a new annex to the International Standard on International movement of wood!

Posted on Tue, 14 Jun 2022, 08:03

13 June 2022, Vancouver - The IPPC Expert Working Group (EWG) is slated to meet from 13 to 17 June 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, to develop the draft Annex on the use of systems approaches in managing pest risks associated …

The SC April 2022 virtual focused meeting report is now available on the IPP!

Posted on Tue, 14 Jun 2022, 08:01

The report of the Standards Committee virtual focused meeting held on 27-28 April 2022 is now posted and available here: https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/91312/

International Plant Health Conference

Posted on Mon, 13 Jun 2022, 12:36

Call for side sessions for the International Plant Health Conference (IPHC) is now open!

Posted on Mon, 13 Jun 2022, 12:17

Did you see? The IPPC Secretariat and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) of the United Kingdom (UK) are soliciting submissions for the organization of Side Events at the International Plant Health Conference (IPHC).

Interested parties should …

Paving a new direction to plant health standards: the IPPC Technical Panel on Commodity Standards

Posted on Fri, 10 Jun 2022, 15:01

Rome, 31 May 2022. Setting a new direction to the plant health community on developing commodity-specific standards for phytosanitary measures, the newly established Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) held its first …

IPPC Formalizes Trade Facilitation Collaboration

Posted on Fri, 10 Jun 2022, 08:15

Rome, Italy 7 June 2022 – The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (the Alliance) have formalised a relationship engaged in transforming the cumbersome, paper-based phytosanitary certification procedures protecting international trade in plant and …