New Director for FAO Plant Production and Protection appointed

Posted on Fri, 20 Dec 2024, 12:05

The IPPC welcomes Yurdi Yasmi as the new Director for the FAO Plant Production and Protection Division, appointed by the FAO Director-General.

News | Plant Production and Protection | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (fao.org)

Now available: Report of the 2024 November meeting of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee

Posted on Tue, 17 Dec 2024, 10:07

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant-health community that the report of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) meeting held from 11 to 15, November 2024 is now available and accessible here.

Find more information about …

The passing of Mr. Agustín Mañe Ela ANDEME, the IPPC contact point and Director of Equatorial Guinea NPPO

Posted on Thu, 12 Dec 2024, 11:06

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Agustín Mañe Ela ANDEME, the IPPC contact point and Director of the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of Equatorial Guinea.

Mr. Mañe Ela ANDEME played a fundamental role …

Face-to-face meeting of CPM Focus Group on Sea Containers

Posted on Mon, 09 Dec 2024, 14:10

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the CPM Focus Group on Sea Containers is meeting in person from 09-13 December 2024 in Rome, Italy, at the FAO Headquarters.

The meeting agenda can be found …

The IPPC e-learning course on "National Reporting Obligations" is now available in French!

Posted on Tue, 03 Dec 2024, 13:18

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the publication of the IPPC e-learning course Obligations nationales en matière de communication d’informations (the French translation of the existing e-learning course: National reporting obligations).

This e-learning course introduces key concepts related to …

Multi-Donor Trust Funds for the Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP) and the IPPC ePhyto Solution now open

Posted on Fri, 29 Nov 2024, 11:32

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that two new Multi-Donor Trust Funds (MDTF) have been created for the Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP) and the IPPC ePhyto Solution.

The secretariat invites contracting parties, donors and partner …

Now available: Report of the 2024 IPPC Financial Committee meeting

Posted on Fri, 29 Nov 2024, 11:31

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the posting of the report of the October 2024 meeting of the IPPC Financial Committee. The report is available on the IPP here.

The IPPC E-commerce Guide is now available in Spanish!

Posted on Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 08:30

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of the Spanish translation of the publication: E-commerce Guide: A guide to managing the pest risk posed by goods ordered online and distributed through postal and courier pathways.

The comprehensive …

Face-to-face meeting of Technical Panel for the Glossary

Posted on Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 08:29

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG) will meet in person from 25-28 November 2024 in Rome, Italy, at the FAO Headquarters.

The meeting agenda can be found …

Face-to-face meeting of Technical Panel on Commodity Standards

Posted on Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 07:52

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) will meet in person from 02-06 December 2024, in Canberra, Australia.

The meeting agenda can be found here.

The meeting …

Standards Committee to meet in November

Posted on Mon, 11 Nov 2024, 06:46

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the Standards Committee (SC) will meet in person from 18-22 November 2024 at the FAO Headquarters. in Rome, Italy.

The meeting agenda can be found here.

The …

Revised brochure on Introduction for authors of IPPC Diagnostic Protocols now available

Posted on Fri, 08 Nov 2024, 11:47

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the revised brochure titled Introduction for authors of IPPC Diagnostic Protocols is now available.

The brochure explains what the IPPC Diagnostic Protocols (DPs) for regulated pests are, the …

Now available: Proceedings of the FAO Global Symposium on Sustainable Fall Armyworm Management

Posted on Fri, 25 Oct 2024, 14:22

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of the new publication, “FAO Global Symposium on Sustainable Fall Armyworm Management”.

This publication provides summary of proceedings and key insights from the first-ever Food and Agriculture Organization of the United …

Now available: Desk study report on risk-based border management

Posted on Wed, 23 Oct 2024, 11:09

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the publication of the Desk Study Report on Risk-based Border Management.

The purpose of the study is to assess import inspection and border management practices of national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) to improve …