Chinese NPPO holds workshop on information exchange

Group discussionsA workshop to train NPPO officers on the use of the International Phytosanitary Portal (IPP) was held successfully in Beijing, China from 26-28 October 2010. The workshop was funded by the Ministry of Agriculture of China and jointly hosted by China, the APPPC and the IPPC Secretariat. The purpose of the workshop was to explain national phytosanitary information exchange obligations under the Convention and to provide training on how the IPPC Contact Point and/or nominated IPP editors can use the IPP to meet national reporting obligations.

Fifteen Participants from the Secretariat of Ministry of Agricultrue (MOA), Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and State Forestry Administration (SFA) including government officials and researchers as well as IPPC and APPPC staff participated in the training workshop.

Click here to view the workshop report.