There is no food security without plant health
Posted on Fri, 16 Oct 2020, 11:39
World Food Day 2020 calls for global solidarity with the most vulnerable, marking a steppingstone in the path to promote plant health and eradicate hunger.
Rome, 16 October 2020. Never before has the importance of ensuring the right to …
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The 11th meeting of the IYPH international steering committee held virtually to track progress of delivering the International Year of Plant Health
Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2020, 12:25
Rome, 12 October 2020- The 11th meeting of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) International Steering Committee (ISC) was held virtually to advance the delivery of the IYPH action plan. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Ralf Lopian, …
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Setting new global plant health priorities: the agenda of the Strategic Planning Group for the next decade
Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2020, 12:05
Rome, 9 October 2020 – The IPPC Strategic Planning Group (SPG) met on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 October to discuss new global priorities and challenges in plant health. During his opening remarks, Mr Jingyuan Xia, Director of the FAO …
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Prompt pest reports from Zambia and Jordan: enhanced global cooperation on pest prevention and control
Posted on Wed, 07 Oct 2020, 14:29
Rome, 1 October 2020 - On 21 September 2020, researchers in Zambia reported the arrival of wheat blast disease to the African continent, which has been promptly reported by the IPPC Contact point for Zambia after the confirmation of the …
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CPM Bureau continues the discussion on global plant health priorities
Posted on Sat, 03 Oct 2020, 14:06
Rome, 24 September 2020. The Bureau of the Commission for Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) held an extraordinary virtual session to continue discussing items deferred from the previous meeting and in preparation for the Strategic Planning Group (SPG) meeting in October. The …
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2019 IPPC Regional Workshop for Near East and North Africa
Posted on Fri, 02 Oct 2020, 13:48
Rome, 15 September 2020 – The 2020 IPPC Regional Workshop for Near East and North Africa (NENA) convened virtually in four sessions on 7, 8, 14 and 15 September. The workshop was organized by the IPPC Secretariat, the FAO Regional …
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FAO Committee on Agriculture endorses proposal for an International Day of Plant Health
Posted on Fri, 02 Oct 2020, 11:57
Rome, 1 October 2020. The FAO Committee on Agriculture endorsed the proposal tabled by the government of Zambia to proclaim 12 May the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH).
Plants are the source of most of the food we …
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The FAO/IPPC Fall Armyworm Technical Working Group successfully conclude its 3rd virtual meeting
Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2020, 08:13
Rome, 16 September 2020 – The FAO/IPPC Fall Armyworm (FAW) Technical Working Group of Quarantine and Phytosanitary in relation to Trade keeps moving forward its work programme in relation to the FAO Global Action for FAW Control and met …
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The 2020 IPPC Regional Workshop for Southwest Pacific: cooperate to promote plant health
Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2020, 08:09
Rome, 28 August 2020 - The 2020 IPPC Regional Workshop (RW) for the Southwest Pacific was held virtually in five separate sessions from 21 to 28 August 2020, chaired by Mr Nacanieli Waqa, Vice-Chair of the Pacific Plant Protection Organization …
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Latin America talks: fruitful and enriching 2020 IPPC Regional Workshop for Latin America
Posted on Fri, 18 Sep 2020, 07:47
3 September 2020 - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional Workshop for Latin America took place virtually on 2 and 3 September 2020 to discuss draft international standards for phytosanitary measures (ISPMs) currently under consultation, to receive updates on …
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The 2020 IPPC National Reporting Obligations (NROs) Workshop for Africa successfully concluded
Posted on Tue, 15 Sep 2020, 11:57
Rome, 11 September 2020 - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) National Reporting Obligations (NROs) Workshop for Africa was held virtually from 10 to 11 September 2020, chaired by Ms Faith Ndunge, Implementation Committee Representative from Africa Region in the …
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2020 IPPC NROs Workshop Strengthened the Capacity of fulfilling obligations of Contracting parties in region
Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2020, 12:57
Rome, 8 September 2020. The 2020 IPPC National Reporting Obligations (NROs) Workshop for Caribbean was held virtually from 8 to 9 September with the participation of 50 representatives from 15 Caribbean countries and territories: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, …
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The 2020 IPPC Regional Workshop for Europe and Central Asia: Continuing the discussion on regional phytosanitary issues
Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2020, 12:28
1 September 2020 - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional Workshop for Europe and Central Asia (ECA) took place virtually on 31 August and 1 September 2020, chaired by Mr Ringolds Arnitis, Expert from the State Plant Protection Service …
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The 2020 IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa successfully concluded
Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2020, 11:47
Rome, 10 September 2020 - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional Workshop for Africa convened virtually from 8 to 10 September 2020. The meeting, co-chaired by Mr David Kamangira, Standard Committee Representative and Ms Faith Ndunge, Implementation and Capacity …
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