SPOTLIGHT: Two epidemics, unequal response: Facing human diseases and crop pest and disease outbreaks
Posted on Fri, 12 Jun 2026, 07:49
Why plant health matters as we commemorate the International Day of Plant Health
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SPOTLIGHT: Safeguarding potato production and global trade in Egypt
Posted on Wed, 20 May 2026, 13:29
On 30 May, International Day of Potato, we celebrate the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.),…
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SPOTLIGHT: Building resilient phytosanitary systems in Africa
Posted on Wed, 18 Feb 2026, 13:48
In this month’s spotlight interview, Saliou Niassy, Coordinator of the African Union…
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SPOTLIGHT: Getting ahead of emerging plant pests of global concern: How the Pest Outbreak and Alert Response System is taking shape
Posted on Fri, 13 Feb 2026, 09:05
Plant pests do not respect borders. In recent years, a growing number of pests have begun spread…
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SPOTLIGHT: From vulnerability to food resilience: Improved pest surveillance to catalyse Sierra Leone’s agricultural improvement
Posted on Wed, 17 Dec 2025, 08:57
On a scorching afternoon, in Sumbuya village, Kakua chiefdom, Bo District, three farm workers—Ma…
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How the next-generation of Commodity Standards are shaping safer global trade — with Joanne Wilson and Lihong Zhu
Posted on Mon, 15 Dec 2025, 07:50
In this month’s spotlight, we highlight the work of the Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (…
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SPOTLIGHT: What’s in a name? The Importance of the Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms
Posted on Fri, 31 Oct 2025, 19:23
Rome, 24 October 2025. Language is more than a tool for communication; it is th…
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焦点：马里建立抗压前线，抵御植物有害生物
Posted on Tue, 09 Sep 2025, 07:37
农业对马里的国民经济和粮食安全至关重要，其中芒果生产在改善数百万农民生计和创造价值链就业方面发挥了重要作用。这一西非国家每年生产约80万吨芒果，出口额超过3000万美元。然而，实蝇（Bactr…
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焦点：植物健康标准制定——全世界的默默坚守
Posted on Tue, 08 Jul 2025, 11:43
国际标准如何阻止有害生物入侵并保障跨境贸易顺畅
保护植物健康至关重要，有助于为世界提供充足的粮食。健康作物是粮食安全、膳食营养、民众生计和可持续…
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焦点：IPPC植物健康校园如何塑造全球教育的未来——对话Sarah Brunel和Cristina Petracchi
Posted on Thu, 26 Jun 2025, 08:31
本月的焦点人物为IPPC秘书处日常事务负责人兼IPPC标准实施与促进组组长Sarah Brunel，以及粮农组织网络学院负责人Cristina Petracchi。
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焦点：埃塞俄比亚开展植物检疫能力评估，强化本国植检体系并加速法律改革
Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2025, 07:40
尽管埃塞俄比亚在过去三十多年里持续提供植物检疫服务，以保护并维持本国农业与生物多样性，但该国直到2024年才首次在全国范围内开展Read more
焦点：津巴布韦升级检疫体系，对抗植物病虫害
Posted on Tue, 03 Jun 2025, 13:17
津巴布韦当前正升级其检疫体系，建设新的边境站点和检疫程序。随着非洲近期发现的新型植物有害生物对该国农业构成重大风险，这些措施势在必行。
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焦点：多米尼加共和国引领“同一健康”创新，为粮食安全保驾护航
Posted on Mon, 12 May 2025, 16:12
作为一个高度依赖农业和旅游业的岛国，多米尼加共和国在有害生物传入和扩散方面面临着独特风险。而全球贸易、旅游业和气候变化更是进一步加剧了这些威胁，可能危及大蕉、豆类和鲜食水果等重要作物，并直接影…
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焦点：乌干达经济向好，拟扩大新鲜植物产品出口
Posted on Tue, 22 Apr 2025, 08:21
鲜切花、活树、牛油果、香蕉和青辣椒。过去20年间，乌干达出口以植物及植物产品为主导，其出口额增长了六倍，每年超过60亿美元。在需求增长和政府改革的双重推动下，当地官员希望进一步提升农业贸易，以…
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