Global webinar showcases new IPPC Plant Health Campus to strengthen phytosanitary capacity
Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025, 08:13
A learning platform built for everyone, everywhere
What if every plant protection officer, researcher, or student could access free, high-quality training at their fingertips — anytime, anywhere, even with limited internet? This was the vision brought to life in the …
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PRESS RELEASE. FAO and IPPC launch second phase of the Africa Phytosanitary Programme
Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025, 07:27
Africa countries harness technology to combat plant pests and diseases and boost food security
23 June 2025, Mbombela – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and partners launched the second …
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SPOTLIGHT: Ethiopia’s phytosanitary capacity assessment to build stronger systems and accelerate legal reform
Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2025, 07:40
While Ethiopia has been providing phytosanitary services for over three decades to protect and conserve the country’s agriculture and biodiversity, no comprehensive national phytosanitary capacity evaluation (PCE) had been undertaken until 2024. A PCE is essential for evaluating a country’s …
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The IPPC Campus is now available in French: a major step forward for plant health training
Posted on Wed, 11 Jun 2025, 13:21
Rome, 11 June 2025 – The IPPC Plant Health Campus has reached an important milestone: its French-language version is now online providing francophone professionals, researchers, students, and plant health authorities with direct access to certified, interactive, and free capacity development …
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IPPC paves the way for "next generation" plant health standards
Posted on Tue, 10 Jun 2025, 06:49
Rome, 30 May 2025. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) recently convened an internal NSP seminar on "The Next Generation of IPPC Standards: An overview of the IPPC and its commodity standards," bringing together over 60 participants to explore …
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IPPC Committee fast-tracks plant health standards implementation
Posted on Mon, 09 Jun 2025, 13:18
Rome, 9 June 2025 - The Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met from 19-23 May in Rome, Italy to discuss strategic capacity development actions, review outcomes of the 19th Session of the …
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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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