Paul Mayaka

17 Oct 23

Major boost for global plant health community as Somalia joins the IPPC

Posted on Mon, 16 Oct 2023, 13:43 Rome, 11 October 2023. The Federal Republic of Somalia has joined the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) as its 185th contracting party. This signals […]

April 13, 2023
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Posted on Wed, 12 Apr 2023, 07:31 The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to the French of the guide which aims to support national plant protection organizations […]

April 12, 2023
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Posted on Tue, 11 Apr 2023, 15:13 The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to share two new guides which work complementarily to address emergencies triggered by pest […]

10 Mar 23

PQPS TAKES THE BIG STEP IN HOLDING THE FIRST 2023 PEST CONTROL TRAINING WORKSHOP IN LUSAKA PROVINCE.

The department just completed its very first, for this year 2023, Fumigation training of various stakeholders. Like many in the past, this was a demand based training. The training was […]

16 Jan 23

PQPS KICK STARTS IMPLEMENTATION OF A $400,000 PROJECT UNDER THE FAO TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAM

The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) through the department of Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS), is implementing a project aimed at strengthening safe trade of plants and plant products in […]

16 Jan 23

Zambia Participates at the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) Facilitator Training Course in Rome, Italy, 28th November to 7th December, 2022.

Zambia is one of the nine countries from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) that have requested to implement the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) process within the […]

26 Nov 22

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Technical Panel on Glossary to hold annual meeting in Chile.

Rome, 24 November 2022. The Technical Panel on Glossary (TPG) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is gathering for its annual meeting from 28 November to 2 December 2022 at the […]

Major boost for global plant health community as Somalia joins the IPPC

French translation of IPPC Guide for Establishing and Maintaining Pest Free Areas now available

Two IPPC guides on emergency preparedness to support pest outbreak alert and response have been published

PQPS TAKES THE BIG STEP IN HOLDING THE FIRST 2023 PEST CONTROL TRAINING WORKSHOP IN LUSAKA PROVINCE.

PQPS KICK STARTS IMPLEMENTATION OF A $400,000 PROJECT UNDER THE FAO TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAM

Zambia Participates at the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) Facilitator Training Course in Rome, Italy, 28th November to 7th December, 2022.

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Technical Panel on Glossary to hold annual meeting in Chile.