Uzbekistan President commends NPPO progress to boost better plant protection
Posted on Wed, 27 Mar 2024, 08:16
Tashkent, 26 March 2024. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of the Republic of Uzbekistan praised the Agency for Quarantine and Plant Protection in a recent visit to witness the progress made towards enhancing the country’s national phytosanitary system. President Mirziyoyev noted …
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“We are ready.” Zimbabwe welcomes implementation of Africa Phytosanitary Programme, promotion of international plant health standards
Posted on Thu, 21 Mar 2024, 13:57
Vangelis Peter Haritatos (left), Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development receives materials on APP from Osama El-Lissy (right), IPPC Secretary.
Harare, 14 March 2024. The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of the Republic of …
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SPOTLIGHT: IPPC promotes science and technology to save mango production and trade in Mali
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024, 07:44
Moustafa Coulibaly and his family have been involved in mango production for about 50 years. Coulibaly and his brothers are part of a group of 15 farmers operating a four-and-a-half-hectare mango orchard in N’toubana locality, Koulikoro region of south-western Mali. …
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Revamped IPPC webpage to serve as hub for resources on e-commerce and plant health
Posted on Thu, 14 Mar 2024, 07:05
Every second, e-commerce generates about 5 000 new parcels moving around the world by mail or courier. The exponential increase in buying and selling goods over the internet has resulted in a surge in small parcels moving on postal and …
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Saving Guinea-Bissau’s crops and trade from pests: Plant health technicians trained in the use of modern pest prevention tools
Posted on Thu, 07 Mar 2024, 08:55
Participants of the training workshop pose with Fatumata Djau Baldé, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Guinea-Bissau (second row, third from left). On her left is Osama El-Lissy, IPPC Secretary and next to him, Mario Reis, FAO Assistant Representative …
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Strengthening International Safe Trade: Collaborative Efforts of IPPC and WTO under the SPS Agreement
Posted on Mon, 04 Mar 2024, 14:05
In the intricate web of international trade, ensuring the successful flow of goods while protecting trade against risks to plant health requires strong partnerships. At the heart of this enterprise lie two crucial entities: the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) …
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Zimbabwe concludes evaluation of national phytosanitary system, starts developing strategy to enhance plant health
Posted on Mon, 19 Feb 2024, 08:50
Harare, 16 February 2024. The Plant Quarantine Services Institute (PQSI) of Zimbabwe and other national stakeholders, including the Ministry of Agriculture, farmer organizations, and representatives of the national customs office, have embarked on the development of a National Phytosanitary …
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SPOTLIGHT: Q&A with Gabrielle Vivian-Smith
Posted on Mon, 19 Feb 2024, 07:38
On 11 February, the world commemorated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, an opportunity to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls. In this edition of On Profile, we feature …
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SPOTLIGHT - Rethinking and strengthening: Kenya's approach to its phytosanitary system
Posted on Wed, 07 Feb 2024, 13:52
Plant pests pose significant threats to sustainable crop production, agricultural productivity, food security and the livelihoods of millions of people. Through people’s movement and international trade of agricultural products and commodities, pests can be introduced into new territories where they …
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SPOTLIGHT: Empowering plant health: guidelines for field inspection
Posted on Fri, 02 Feb 2024, 13:34
Members of the Expert Working Group on Field Inspection, representatives of host country, IPPC Secretariat, Standards Committee (SC) and Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC)
For decades, plant pests have been persistent adversaries of agriculture worldwide, posing threats to plant …
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South-South Cooperation: End of project heralds positive changes for plant health in Cambodia and Sri Lanka
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024, 15:23
Rome, 25 January 2024. December 2023 marked the end of a seven-year intervention led by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat to assist Cambodia and Sri Lanka in ensuring that the agricultural produce of its farmers meets the …
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How the IPPC’s Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation exercises boosted plant health in 2023
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024, 15:06
Rome, 31 January 2024. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat recorded significant milestones in advancing plant health in 2023. One notable achievement was through the effective implementation of Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) Strategy 2020-2030.
Through this strategy, the …
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SPOTLIGHT: IPPC e-learning courses promote excellence in international phytosanitary work
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024, 14:45
January 24 marked the United Nations Day of Education, a global observance of the essential role of education in achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In its work of protecting plant resources from pests, the International Plant Protection Convention …
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