Plant health standards, e-commerce, ePhyto, and international cooperation among key topics at IPPC regional workshops

Posted on Thu, 26 Sep 2024, 11:34

Rome, 26 September 2024. The annual International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional workshops held from 5 August to 8 September, concluded with plant health communities in seven regions—Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia, the Near East and …

Youth engagement in plant health highlighted during Czech students’ visit to IPPC Secretariat

Posted on Tue, 24 Sep 2024, 13:51

Rome, 17 September 2024. Technological and trade advancements have simplified the cross-border movement of goods and people but increased plant pest risks, worsened by climate change. To protect plant resources, developing and implementing plant health standards is crucial. Young …

Plant health is planet health. CPM Chair urges integration of plant health in One Health during global One Health Congress

Posted on Fri, 20 Sep 2024, 10:00

Cape Town, 20 September 2024. Plant health is vital to support the One Health framework, which addresses the prevention, control, and management of diseases impacting humans, animals, and the environment, and is intended to improve the health and wellbeing …

Chile and Argentina: IPPC beefs up support to better manage pest risks associated with sea containers

Posted on Wed, 18 Sep 2024, 09:46

Rome, 17 September 2024. In light of increasing pest risks associated with the movement of sea containers in international trade, the International Plant Protection (IPPC) Secretariat has been providing technical guidance to the Republic of Chile and the Argentine …

IPPC Secretary Osama El-Lissy retires

Posted on Fri, 23 Aug 2024, 12:35

Rome, 23 August 2024. Osama El-Lissy, Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) retires on 31 August 2024.

Since joining the IPPC Secretariat in 2022, El-Lissy has helped to elevate the importance of global plant health, working diligently …

New IPPC Observatory Study to explore global phytosanitary impact of e-commerce

Posted on Fri, 23 Aug 2024, 12:30

E-commerce, or online trading of goods, has significantly increased over the past decade, presenting escalating challenges to phytosanitary systems globally. With e-commerce skyrocketing, the number of parcels shipped annually is expected to rise from 161 billion in 2022 to an …

Placing digital technology at the service of Plant Health and trade: International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional workshop for Africa

Posted on Thu, 22 Aug 2024, 10:06

Kinshasa, 20 August 2024. The annual regional International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) workshop for Africa has begun in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The meeting aims to build phytosanitary capacity, raise awareness of all activities relating to the International Plant …

Digital Technology in Plant Health and Trade: 2024 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) Region.

Posted on Wed, 07 Aug 2024, 15:55

Rabat, Morocco, 5 August 2024: Today, the annual regional workshop among member countries of the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region commenced in a hybrid modality in Rabat, the Kingdom of Morocco. The purpose of the workshop is to …

Annual IPPC Regional workshops commence

Posted on Tue, 06 Aug 2024, 09:25

Rabat, 5 August 2024.. The first of this year’s annual regional workshops of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is being held this week, for the Near East and North Africa region. More workshops will be held in August …

Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT) concludes successful meeting hosted by Argentina's NPPO

Posted on Mon, 29 Jul 2024, 17:16

Tucuman, 25 July 2024. The Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT) successfully held its first face-to-face meeting for the year, hosted by Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA), Argentina's national plant protection organization (NPPO), from June 24-28 …

Kenya and the Africa Phytosanitary Programme: Advancing plant health and sustaining safe trade

Posted on Fri, 19 Jul 2024, 12:36

Nairobi, 10 July 2024. As part of its steadfast efforts to foster plant health and sustainable, safe international trade in plants and plant products, Kenya, through its Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service …

Transforming pest surveillance and management in Uganda using science and advanced technology

Posted on Thu, 18 Jul 2024, 07:31

8 July 2024 Entebbe. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has commended the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) for introducing and building a strong and effective Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP) to transform how African countries monitor, …

Africa Phytosanitary Programme to boost Morocco’s fight against plant pests

Posted on Tue, 09 Jul 2024, 07:02

Rabat, 9 July 2024. The Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Forests and the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) in Morocco, mandated to ensure increased agricultural production for food security, livelihoods of farmers, and export, have …

Sierra Leone’s Feed Salone Initiative and the Africa Phytosanitary Programme: A strong combination for plant health and food security

Posted on Wed, 03 Jul 2024, 15:24

Freetown 28 June 2024. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Sierra Leone has embraced the Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP), as a fitting approach to strengthening national capacity to prevent and control plant pests which significantly affect crops …