IPPC news

PRESS RELEASE: Stronger partnerships and more investments needed to protect global plant health

Posted on Mon, 27 Mar 2023, 14:26

Rome, 27 March 2023. Plant pests remain a serious threat to plant health and to food security, the environment and economies. Investments in innovation, research, outreach and the development and adoption of plant health standards are direly needed. These …

Download the APP for CPM-17

Posted on Sat, 25 Mar 2023, 14:32

Rome, 25 March 2023-The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) in collaboration with the FAO IT department (CIO) has built a mobile app for the 17th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-17) that will greatly simplify participants’ experience …

Sarah Brunel appointed as new IPPC Implementation and Facilitation Unit Lead

Posted on Wed, 15 Mar 2023, 12:19

Rome, 15 March 2023. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to announce the selection of Sarah Brunel as the new IPPC Implementation and Facilitation Unit Lead.

Sarah is a French engineer in Agriculture and holds a …

IPPC to support Venezuela in managing Tropical Race 4 presence that threatens banana plantation

Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2023, 13:17

Rome, 20 February 2023 – The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela officially informed the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat in late January the presence of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4), a fungus that threatens bananas …

IPPC gears up for 17th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures in March

Posted on Tue, 14 Feb 2023, 13:25

Rome, 14 February 2023. Preparations are under way for the 17th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), the governing body of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). CPM sessions are held annually to promote cooperation among IPPC’s …

Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) community annual meeting organized virtually with focus on “optimization and minimization towards sustainable plant production”

Posted on Mon, 06 Feb 2023, 07:08

26/01/2023, Rome – More than 70 colleagues from across FAO regions met virtually as the Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) community to review the achievements of 2022, discuss the challenges ahead, and the core activities for 2023. The focus …

The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Plant Production and Protection Division Organized with a focus on Optimization and Minimization towards Sustainable Plant Production

Posted on Fri, 03 Feb 2023, 07:52

Rome 17/01/2023. The 2023 annual meeting of The Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was held in FAO Headquarters on 17 January, with a focus on Optimization and …

SPOTLIGHT: IPPC e-learning courses

Posted on Fri, 27 Jan 2023, 08:38

With a sea of training courses available online, it can be daunting to find one that specifically suits the needs of plant health professionals. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat and partners developed e-learning courses designed to enhance the …

New milestone reached as three million IPPC ePhyto certificates exchanged

Posted on Mon, 23 Jan 2023, 10:19

Rome, 17 January 2023. The ePhyto Solution of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) continued to reach new milestones with three million certificates exchanged since its pilot in 2017. ePhyto certificates are digital formats of paper phytosanitary certificates attesting …

IPPC takes big step towards applying commodity standards for mango fruit trade

Posted on Mon, 23 Jan 2023, 10:17

Tokyo, 23 January 2023. With fresh mango fruit being widely traded across the globe, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) convenes a technical panel of experts to develop harmonized standards to facilitate the safe and consistent trade of fresh …

IPPC Secretary Osama El-Lissy visits Uzbekistan Plant Quarantine and Protection Agency

Posted on Fri, 16 Dec 2022, 12:11

Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 16 December 2022. International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretary Osama El-Lissy met the Director General of Uzbekistan’s Plant Quarantine and Protection Agency, Ibrahim Ergashev, and praised the significant work being carried on by the agency towards the …

IPPC Communications Strategy to set global roadmap in promoting plant health

Posted on Fri, 16 Dec 2022, 12:10

Rome, 16 December 2022. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Focus Group on Communications has concluded the year with the draft Communications Strategy 2023-2030 that will guide the communication and advocacy of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) community. …

IPPC Technical Panel on Commodity Standards discuss specification for fresh mango fruit trade

Posted on Fri, 16 Dec 2022, 12:09

Rome, 16 December 2022. The IPPC Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) held its second virtual meeting on 1 December to discuss the recently approved Specification 73 on the International movement of fresh …

IPPC Focus Group on Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid discusses work programme

Posted on Fri, 16 Dec 2022, 12:07

Rome, 16 December 2022. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Focus Group on Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid (FGFA) concluded its second meeting to discuss submitted materials on imported consignments of humanitarian aid. Held virtually on …