The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for Latin America Held in Panama

Posted on Sat, 24 Sep 2016, 15:29

The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for Latin America was held from 23-26 August in Panama City, Panama. The Workshop was co-organized and financed by the IICA (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura), OIRSA (Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria), …

Strengthening the Bilateral Cooperation of the IPPC with Japan

Posted on Fri, 23 Sep 2016, 12:05

Mr Jingyuan Xia, the IPPC Secretary, and Mr Craig Fedchock, the IPPC Adviser, visited the Japan Ministry for Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) as well as the Yokohama Plant Protection Station on 15 and 16 September 2016. During their visit, …

The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for the South-West Pacific Held in Fiji

Posted on Wed, 21 Sep 2016, 10:01

The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for the South-West Pacific was held in Nadi, Fiji from the 12th to 14th September 2016. The Workshop was jointly organized the IPPC Secretariat, PPPO and FAO sub-regional offices, and financed supported by the Australian …

The IPPC Workshop on National Reporting Obligations for Asia held in China

Posted on Tue, 20 Sep 2016, 08:23

The IPPC Workshop on National Reporting Obligations (NOR) for Asia took place 5-9 September 2016 in Beijing, China. The workshop was jointly organized and supported by the IPPC and the APPPC. The Meeting was attended by 25 participants from 16 …

Deepening the Bilateral Cooperation of the IPPC with New Zealand

Posted on Tue, 13 Sep 2016, 07:17

Mr. Jingyuan Xia, the IPPC Secretary visited the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) for the first time on 9 September 2016. During his visit, Mr Xia had a meeting with Mr Martyn Dunne, the Director-General of MPI along …

Phytosanitary treatments on fruit fly can now move forward

Posted on Fri, 02 Sep 2016, 17:12

The Technical Panel for Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT)) just ended their annual meeting in Tokyo today (2 September 2016) where they reviewed scientific data from a recent study carried out by the Joint Food and Agriculture and International Atomic Energy Agency …

Enhancing Global Food Security through Strengthening Plant Health

Posted on Fri, 02 Sep 2016, 09:16

The year of 2016 is a milestone for the IPPC to start the implementation of the IPPC annual theme towards 2020, which means all IPPC activities for each year, starting from this year, should be related to a specified IPPC …

Close Cooperation of IPPC with Samoa for advancing a pilot of ePhyto

Posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2016, 12:28

Front row: Viiga S. Filemu, Peter Neimanis, Chinthaka Karunaratne, Pelenato Fonoti, Talei F. Moors, Sarai Tevita

Back row: Ferila Samuelu, Jacqualine Adams, Fiapaipai To''o, Letoa Pine, Shane Sela, Toleafoa Daryl Elisaia, Anoano S Vaai, Vaeve''a Vesi Ioane, Olive Jayto Alesana, …

The IPPC/APPPC Regional Workshop for Asia held in the Republic of Korea

Posted on Wed, 24 Aug 2016, 15:26

The IPPC/APPPC Regional Workshop for Asia on the review of draft ISPMs was held from 25-29 July 2016, at Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. The workshop was organized by Regional Plant Protection Organization for Asia Pacific (APPPC) and the Government …

A floating threat: sea containers spread pests and diseases

Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2016, 09:50

FAO has recently published a news article on its homepage on the issue of sea containers, being dealt by the IPPC.

Invasive species arrive in new habitats through various channels, but shipping, is the main one.

And shipping today …

Five more IPPC Diagnostic Protocols newly adopted!

Posted on Tue, 16 Aug 2016, 09:29

The IPPC Secretariat is delighted to announce that on 15 August 2016 five more diagnostic protocols (DPs) were adopted by the Standards Committee (SC) on behalf of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM):

• DP 13 Erwinia amylovora (2004-009)
• DP 14 …

Harmonizing the IPPC diagnostic protocols to protect plant resource and to facilitate trade

Posted on Thu, 28 Jul 2016, 14:36

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) meeting on Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) took place on 11-15 July 2016 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Industry Commerce Agriculture and Fisheries and organized by …

A Milestone for Implementation of Enhancement Evaluation: Preparing for Establishment of an Oversight Subsidiary Body on Implementation of the IPPC

Posted on Mon, 25 Jul 2016, 07:32

The Focus Group on establishment of a new subsidiary body for implementation of the IPPC met from 18-22 July 2016 at the EPPO Headquarters in Paris, France. The Focus Group was established following the decision by CPM 11 (2016) so …

2016 Mid-year Meeting of the IPPC Secretariat held with the Theme 'Moving towards One IPPC'

Posted on Fri, 22 Jul 2016, 09:39

The 2016 Mid-year meeting of the IPPC Secretariat was held on 15 July at the HQ-FAO in Rome, Italy. The main objectives of the meeting were to review the major achievements of the IPPC Secretariat for the first semester, to …