Strengthening Cooperation between the IPPC Secretariat and the Joint FAO/IAEA Division AGE)

Posted on Mon, 21 Dec 2015, 14:35

With the kind invitation by Mr Aldo Malavasi, the Deputy Director General (DDG) of the International Atomic and Energy Agency (IAEA), Dr Jingyuan Xia, the IPPC Secretary, paid a visit to the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food …

New IPPC Online Comment System OCS) software purchased!

Posted on Fri, 18 Dec 2015, 14:04

The IPPC Secretariat is happy to announce that FAO has purchased a software for a new Online Comment System (OCS) from PleaseTech following a thorough procurement process. The system, called PleaseReview, will enable IPPC members to share and submit …

Planning Capacity Development for 2016

Posted on Tue, 15 Dec 2015, 07:34

The 7th meeting of Capacity Development Committee (CDC) was held from 30 November to 2 December 2015 in Rome, Italy. The meeting was attended by all CDC members, the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau representatives and the observers from …

The First IPPC/CIHEAM Training Course on 'Developing Phytosanitary Capacities'

Posted on Mon, 14 Dec 2015, 08:58

The 1st IPPC/CIHEAM Training Course on Developing Phytosanitary Capacities was held 23-27 November 2015 at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM-IAM Bari), Italy. Fifteen students from the Mediterranean region participated in the Master 1 course on Integrated Pest Management …

The CPM Bureau Teleconference in December 2015

Posted on Fri, 11 Dec 2015, 14:09

The CPM Bureau Teleconference was held on 1st December 2015, and was chaired by Ms Kyu-Ock Yim (Republic of Korea). The main activities of the meeting included: discussion of the agenda of CPM-11 to be held 4-8 April 2016 in …

The IPPC Regional Workshop for Latin America

Posted on Tue, 24 Nov 2015, 13:09

The IPPC Regional Workshop for Latin America was held 20-23 October 2015 in Lima, Peru. The Workshop was hosted by the Peruvian NPPO, organized by the Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and financially supported by COSAVE, OIRSA and the …

The 2nd IPPC Standards Committee in 2015: work to set international standards progresses

Posted on Mon, 23 Nov 2015, 07:47

The 2nd IPPC Standards Committee (SC) convened 16-20 November 2015 at FAO headquarters in Rome. The meeting was chaired by Mr Bart Rossel (Australia), with presence of 22 out of 25 members and 4 observers. Following the introductions from the …

The 27th Technical Consultation among Regional Plan Protection Organizations

Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2015, 09:48

The 27th Technical Consultation (TC) among the Regional Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs) was held 2-6 November 2015, in Memphis, USA. The meeting was organized by the North American Plan Protection Organizations (NAPPOs), with presence of all nine RPPOs representatives. The …

Great Success of the 2nd IPPC Global Symposium on ePhyto

Posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2015, 15:50

The 2nd IPPC Global Symposium on ePhyto was held 9-13 November 2015 in Incheon, Republic of Korea, and was financially supported by the Government of Korea. About 80 participants attended the Symposium, who came from over 50 contracting parties of …

Achievements of the 16th IPPC-APPPC Regional Workshop for Asia

Posted on Mon, 02 Nov 2015, 16:07

The 16th IPPC-APPPC regional workshop for Asia on the review of draft ISPMs and key IPPC issues was organized from 19-23 October 2015 in Jeju, Republic of Korea, with participation of 35 delegates from 19 countries in the region. This …

WTO and FAO to Collaborate on Trade and Food Safety

Posted on Mon, 02 Nov 2015, 09:42

The leaders of the WTO and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations announced on 2 November their agreement to collaborate on the issue of trade and food safety. WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo and FAO Director-General …

International Cooperation on Fruit Flies continues

Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2015, 12:52

The Technical Panel on Pest Free Areas and Systems Approaches for Fruit Flies (TPFF) convened in Vienna from 19 to 23 October 2015.

The TPFF is composed of 10 international fruit fly experts and includes a representative of the Joint …

IPPC Surveillance standard being modernized

Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2015, 14:31

The IPPC Expert Working Group (EWG) for the Revision of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 6: Guidelines for Surveillance (2009-004) met from 28th September to 2nd October 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand.

The meeting, organized by the IPPC …

CPM Bureau meets around the SPG

Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2015, 08:14

The CPM Bureau meeting was held in Rome on 12 and 16 October 2015, with the objective of managing and finalizing outcomes of the Informal Strategic Planning Group (SPG) with the main theme The IPPC toward 2020. The meeting was …