SPOTLIGHT: Zimbabwe to combat plant pests with quarantine upgrades
Posted on Tue, 03 Jun 2025, 13:17
Zimbabwe is upgrading its quarantine systems, constructing new border posts and inspection procedures, as new plant pests recently detected in Africa pose significant risks to the country’s agricultural sector.
In particular, the 2024 discovery of Goss’s Wilt in neighboring South …
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The Standards Committee working group moves forward with two key phytosanitary standards
Posted on Thu, 29 May 2025, 09:26
Rome, 21 May 2025. The Standards Committee working group (SC-7) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) concluded its four-day meeting this week at FAO HQ, advancing two important draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) to the next …
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IPPC Standards Committee advances key draft standards and strategic reforms
Posted on Thu, 29 May 2025, 09:16
Rome, 16 May 2025. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) concluded its May 2025 session at FAO HQ in Rome, having made significant progress on multiple draft international standards and strategic discussions to strengthen …
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Global Webinar Showcases Smart Plant Health Innovations to the International Community
Posted on Mon, 26 May 2025, 14:35
Rome, 21 May 2025 – Digital diagnostics, artificial intelligence-driven pest detection, and smart surveillance tools took the spotlight during a global webinar organized by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat. Designed to promote innovative plant health solutions to a …
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Spring’s Secret Ally: How the UN Helps Our Gardens Bloom
Posted on Thu, 22 May 2025, 12:59
It’s May, and gardeners worldwide are back in the dirt. But while we’re deciding between cherry tomatoes and cucumbers, there’s something we’re not worrying about: the threat of garden-ruining pests sneaking in from abroad.
That peace of mind doesn’t happen …
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International Day of Plant Health 2025: Celebrating the vital role of plants in One Health
Posted on Tue, 20 May 2025, 08:12
San Salvador, 12 May 2025. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) joined the global community to celebrate the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) on 12 May, in San …
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SPOTLIGHT: Dominican Republic leads with One Health innovation to safeguard food security
Posted on Mon, 12 May 2025, 16:12
As an island nation deeply reliant on agriculture and tourism, the Dominican Republic faces unique risks from the introduction and spread of plant pests. These threats—intensified by global trade, tourism, and climate change—can jeopardize key crops such as plantains, beans, …
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Plant health is key to human, animal and environmental health as world celebrates International Day of Plant Health
Posted on Mon, 12 May 2025, 15:30
San Salvador, 12 May 2025. Plant health is the foundation of life and of food security, and is thus at the core of One Health which recognizes the vital interconnection among human, animal and environmental health.
The Food and Agriculture …
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African countries to improve trade systems and capitalize on their agricultural resources
Posted on Wed, 30 Apr 2025, 08:44
Rome, 18 April 2025. Countries in Africa’s south and east are planning major overhauls to their trade and quarantine operations, guarding against the spread of agricultural plant pests and taking advantage of the continent’s vast natural resources, which presents significant …
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SPOTLIGHT: As its economy grows, Uganda prepares to increase exports of fresh plant produce
Posted on Tue, 22 Apr 2025, 08:21
Cut flowers, live trees, avocados, bananas, and green chilies. In the last 20 years, Uganda’s exports, which are dominated by plants and plant products, have increased sixfold to more than USD 6 billion a year. Driven by demand and government …
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SPOTLIGHT: Public-private partnership saves South Africa’s fruit industry from the Mediterranean fruit fly
Posted on Tue, 08 Apr 2025, 11:38
For over a decade, South Africa has used a public-private partnership approach to manage the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)), or Medfly, which threatens its fruit industry. Considering this an effective pest management approach, the Strategic Planning Group …
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Discover the NEW IPPC Plant Health Campus!
Posted on Thu, 03 Apr 2025, 12:36
The IPPC Secretariat is proud to invite all members of the global plant health community to explore the IPPC Plant Health Campus and share it within your networks.
This major step forward in plant health education is now available to …
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Strengthening plant health within One Health: Stakeholders call for greater collaboration
Posted on Thu, 27 Mar 2025, 09:16
20 March 2025, Rome. At the Nineteenth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19), scientists, policymakers, researchers, donors and plant health advocates emphasized the need for stronger collaboration to fully integrate plant health into the One Health approach. During …
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Is container shipping costing the Earth?
Posted on Tue, 25 Mar 2025, 09:24
Widespread devastation caused by the ordinary workings of the container industry is literally costing the Earth in terms of environmental and financial losses of billions of dollars across the globe.
Gregory Wolff the outgoing chair of the Sea Containers Focus …
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