April 2022 – The Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service

27 Apr 22

CPM -16 Establishes A POARS Steering Group, Making Significant Progress On Fighting Pest Outbreaks

Posted on Fri, 22 Apr 2022, 14:33 Rome, 21 April 2022. Emerging pests and specifically Spodoptera frugiperda (Fall armyworm) and Fusarium TR4 are among the major threats to global food security, plant […]

26 Apr 22

FORTHCOMING TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR FUMIGATION TREATMENT AND WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL TREATMENT SCHEDULED FOR THE 17th – 19th OF MAY, 2022.

Greetings To All Stakeholders. Just to remind everyone that the training workshop for Fumigation Treatment & Wood Packaging Material Treatment (WPM) will be taking place from the 17th – 19th […]

19 Apr 22

MASS EXPORTATION OF AVOCADO

Zambia has started mass export of Avocado fruits to European. The first consignment of over 37 metric tons of avocados comes after the country successfully met Phytosanitary requirements to export […]

13 Apr 22

IITA calls for the use of technology in the fight against fall armyworm

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA has welcomed members of the public to make use their premises in search for technology in fight against Fall Armyworm. Speaking during the field […]

12 Apr 22

CPM approves transition of Implementation Review and Support System to the IPPC Observatory

Posted on Tue, 12 Apr 2022, 08:07 Rome, 12 April 2022. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) has approved the transition of the International Plant Protection Convention’s (IPPC’s) Implementation Review […]

PEST INFORMATION VITAL TO FARMERS

By DORCAS KABUYA CHAABA PEST and disease outbreaks can be devastating to farmers especially in Sub-Saharan Africa were the majority of people depend on agriculture for food, nutritional and income security […]

10 Apr 22

Let’s Talk About…IPPC Phytosanitary Treatments The International Phytosanitary Community Adopts 5 New Phytosanitary Treatments

Posted on Fri, 08 Apr 2022, 15:59 Rome, 8 April 2022. The 16th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) adopted on Tuesday, 5 April 2022 five new phytosanitary […]

Month: April 2022