Q&A with Mr. Gregory Wolff, CPM Chairperson (2023-2025)
Posted on Mon, 24 Feb 2025, 10:28
The current Chair of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) reached out to the International Plant Protection (IPPC) Secretariat and shared his thoughts as outgoing Chairperson, his views on main CPM achievements, addressing challenges and passing on the baton to …
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SPOTLIGHT: Artificial Intelligence transforms the fight against Fusarium Tropical Race 4 of banana in Mesoamerica
Posted on Mon, 17 Feb 2025, 07:14
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming everyday life; from providing virtual customer assistance and helping doctors perform complex surgeries to enabling drones for irrigation and fertilizer application. AI is also enhancing plant health and protection with innovative applications and models …
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SPOTLIGHT: Temarama Anguna- Kamana, incoming CPM Bureau representative for the Southwest Pacific region and One Health and Capacity Development champion
Posted on Fri, 13 Dec 2024, 12:20
As a spotlight feature for this month, we speak to Temarama Anguna-Kamana, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Cook Islands and the incoming Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau representative for the Southwest Pacific Region
Welcome Temarama! Could …
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SPOTLIGHT: Barbara Peterson shares her experience, as an in-kind contribution, working at the IPPC Secretariat
Posted on Fri, 29 Nov 2024, 08:00
Josephine Mphozongo (Malawi Department of Agriculture Research Services), Barbara Peterson and Elizabeth Mumba (Malawi Ministry of Trade and Industry) during the second PCE mission in Malawi at a mango production and processing facility, "Malawi Mangoes" (Salima, Malawi) © FAO
As …
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SPOTLIGHT: Bridging plant health policy implementation gaps
Posted on Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 12:58
It all starts with healthy plants. Healthy plants are crucial for life on land, particularly in agriculture and crop production. Healthy plants are essential for achieving several international and regional ambitions such as some of the United Nations Sustainable Development …
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SPOTLIGHT: Adopting and promoting global paperless trade using ePhytos: the experience of the Republic of Korea
Posted on Fri, 18 Oct 2024, 12:27
Article IV of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) mandates national plant protection organizations (NPPOs), guardians of plant health within IPPC contracting parties, to issue certificates for consignments of plants and plant products, ensuring they meet importing countries’ phytosanitary requirements. …
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Spotlight: Thorwald Geuze, from the Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority of the Netherlands, speaks about the importance of e-commerce and IPPC Observatory surveys
Posted on Thu, 03 Oct 2024, 12:30
As a spotlight feature for this month, we speak to Thorwald Geuze, Senior Plant Health Officer at the Ministry of Economic Affairs - Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority – of the Netherlands, Vice Chair of the Implementation and Capacity …
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SPOTLIGHT: Know your job and be kind. Osama El-Lissy’s message as he retires from the IPPC
Posted on Tue, 03 Sep 2024, 08:00
Osama El-Lissy is retiring as Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), an Article XIV body of FAO. He spoke to us about his career, dedication to plant health and involvement in global efforts to protect plant resources from …
SPOTLIGHT: How IPPC e-Learning can help to enhance phytosanitary excellence: a personal account from the NPPO of Zambia
Posted on Fri, 23 Aug 2024, 11:22
Did you know that one of the areas of focus of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, and specifically the Implementation and Facilitation Unit (IFU), is to develop capacity development materials, on key phytosanitary topics? Did you know that …
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Simulation exercises: A crucial tool in combatting emerging pests
Posted on Thu, 11 Jul 2024, 12:56
In the ongoing battle against agricultural pests, simulation exercises have emerged as a critical component of global plant protection strategies. Simulation exercises are relevant for all emerging pests and have most recently been used by national plant protection organizations as …
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SPOTLIGHT: Cultivating compliance and raising awareness on risk of plant pest spread through e-commerce
Posted on Wed, 12 Jun 2024, 12:08
In the dynamic landscape of global trade, the surge of cross-border e-commerce has created numerous opportunities for economic growth, particularly for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). However, beneath the surface lies a challenge requiring the global phytosanitary community's attention: …
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SPOTLIGHT: Zambia, steadfast champion for plant health and the Africa Phytosanitary Programme
Posted on Tue, 14 May 2024, 13:04
With plant pests and diseases becoming more severe, causing significant crop production and economic losses worldwide, impacting food security and affecting safe trade, the role of national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) as competent national authorities and vanguards of plant protection …
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SPOTLIGHT: Leaving the old, embracing the new: Uganda’s success with ePhyto
Posted on Mon, 13 May 2024, 07:33
Agriculture is the lifeblood of Uganda’s economy. Seven in 10 Ugandans are employed in agriculture. Agriculture is responsible for 24 percent of Uganda’s income. Agricultural trade contributes 33 percent to the country’s export earnings.
Over the years, Uganda has made …
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SPOTLIGHT: IPPC ePhyto Solution supports Argentina’s paperless export trade
Posted on Mon, 13 May 2024, 07:26
In 2009, Argentina decided to adopt electronic phytosanitary certification of agricultural products to facilitate faster and safer trade with other countries, in a more accurate and timely manner. The country’s officials had also received information from stakeholders involved in trade, …
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