The IPPC Seminar: Plant Health Standards and Food Security
Posted on Tue, 17 May 2016, 08:41
The 4th IPPC seminar on Plant Health Standards and Food Security, was held at FAO-HQ (Sheikh Zayed Centre) on 13 May 2016, which focused on how standards for plant health directly enhances food security globally. Over 100 participants attended the …
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Threats from Invasive Species: A driver for the extinction of plants
Posted on Tue, 10 May 2016, 16:04
A fifth of the world''s plant species are at risk of extinction, British researchers warned Tuesday in an unprecedented global census of the plant kingdom. The survey by Britain''s Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London, said 21 percent of plant …
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The FAO-IPPC-CIHEAM International Workshop on Xylella fastidiosa successfully held in Bari Italy
Posted on Wed, 04 May 2016, 11:25
The FAO-IPPC-CIHEAM International Workshop on Xylella fastidiosa & the Olive Quick Decline Syndrome (OQDS) was successfully held from 19-22 April 2016, in Bari, Italy. The Workshop was organized by FAO, IPPC and CIHEAM (the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic …
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Encouragement for the IPPC Community to participate actively in the STDF Seminar on Electronic SPS Certification
Posted on Mon, 02 May 2016, 12:48
Electronic certification, ePhyto specifically, is increasingly important to the future of phytosanitary certification in the IPPC Community. For this reason the IPPC needs to actively engage on electronic certification to ensure a common understanding and create awareness of the benefits …
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The IPPC Theme for 2016: Plant Health and Food Security
Posted on Mon, 25 Apr 2016, 12:00
The Eleventh Session of the Commission of Phytosanitary Measures (CPM 11) was successfully held from 4-8 April 2016, in FAO-HQ, Rome, Italy. The CPM 11 is the first meeting for the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) towards the next five …
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Plant health in the 21st century: the use of drones and sniffer dogs
Posted on Thu, 21 Apr 2016, 13:00
On 7 April 2016, the Eleventh Session of the Commission for Phytosanitary Measures held a side-session on Plant Health in the 21st Century: use of drones, apps, smart phones which attended by 100 delegates. The purpose of the side session …
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Reviewing the IPPC Financial Status: the IPPC Financial Committee FC)
Posted on Thu, 21 Apr 2016, 07:01
The Financial Committee (FC) of the CPM Bureau met on 1 April 2016 to discuss relevant financial issues of the IPPC Secretariat. Chaired by Mr. John Greifer (USA), the FC discussed CPM-11 documents on financial matters, resource mobilization and sustainable …
Read morePre-CPM 11 Training: Categorization of commodities according to their pest risk - ISPM 32
Posted on Wed, 20 Apr 2016, 15:06
The IPPC Secretariat held a pre-CPM 11 training session on the Categorization of commodities according to their pest risk - International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 32 - on 3 April 2016 in Rome, Italy. The training was attended by …
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One Step Closer to Enhancing Food Security and Facilitating Trade
Posted on Wed, 20 Apr 2016, 13:44
To limit the international spread of pests and diseases that harm plants -from fruits, vegetables, grains to trees- it is essential to know which plants a pest will use to reproduce. These plants are called hosts, as they host or …
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FAO-IPPC-CIHEAM International Workshop on Xylella fastidiosa ?&? the Olive Quick Decline Syndrome OQDS) Valenzano Italy
Posted on Mon, 18 Apr 2016, 16:31
The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa is a devastating pathogen that has more than 300 plant hosts belonging to crop, ornamental, forestry and natural vegetation species. Among them Citrus, grapes, almonds and olive are of main importance in the Near East and …
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Nine Standards Adopted and Noted by Consensus at CPM-11
Posted on Mon, 18 Apr 2016, 15:10
The Eleventh Session of the Commission of Phytosanitary Measures (CPM 11), with the theme Plant Health and Food Security, was successfully held from 4-8 April 2016, in FAO-HQ, Rome, Italy. Nine Standards were adopted and noted by consensus at CPM-11, …
Read moreThe 2016 winners of the IPPC photo contest 'The Shocking Impacts of Pests'
Posted on Mon, 18 Apr 2016, 14:48
The winner of the 2016 IPPC Photo Contest The Shocking Impacts of Pests is Tyler Fox, from the United States of America. The beautiful photo depicts slug-like sawfly larvae (Tenthredinidae: Caliroa pb. nyssae) feeding on black gum leaf (Nyssa …
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CPM Bureau Meets for pre- and post-CPM Discussions
Posted on Fri, 15 Apr 2016, 14:44
The Bureau of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) met from 29 through 31 March at FAO headquarters in Rome to prepare for the upcoming CPM-11 which took place from 4 - 8 April. During this meeting, the Bureau reviewed …
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Strategic Planning: the IPPC towards 2020
Posted on Thu, 14 Apr 2016, 07:41
The Eleventh Session of the Commission of Phytosanitary Measures (CPM 11) was successfully held from 4-8 April 2016, in FAO-HQ, Rome, Italy. The CPM 11 was the first meeting for the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) towards the next five …
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