RPPOs convene in Colombia for inter-regional cooperation
AU-IAPSC is taking part in the 35th Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations (TC-RPPOs) which is currently underway in Bogotá Colombia.
The meeting has brought together over 30 participants from the nine of the ten Regional Plant Protection Organizations and is convened by the Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Mr Osama El-Lissy.
The forum seeks to discuss issues of common global interest and as the RPPO responsible for Africa, AU-IAPSC is looking forward to tabling and deliberating various matters of interest, support and collaboration for the African continent.
Participants to the 35th Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations (TC-RPPOs) in Bogota, Colombia.
Specifically, AU-IAPSC through its Coordinator Dr Saliou Niassy and the Assistant Senior Scientific Officer Nana Sani, will seize the opportunity to present the Plant Health Strategy for Africa (PHSA), which was developed to achieve a vibrant, robust and practical plant health systems in Africa.
Also on high agenda at the meeting is the promotion of inter-regional cooperation in promoting harmonized phytosanitary measures, and the development and use of relevant international standards for phytosanitary measures for controlling pests and in preventing their spread and/or introduction.
Other RPPO’s include the Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC), Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA), Comunidad Andina (CAN), Comite de Sanidad Vegetal del Cono Sur (COSAVE), European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO), Near East Plant Protection Organization (NEPPO), North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO), Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (OIRSA) and Pacific Plant Protection Organization (PPPO).