African Union Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (AU-IAPSC) has called on stakeholders in the Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control (GA) and the entire plant health sector not to sleep on their…
Communications Specialists meet to strategize for CAADP
Communications Specialists meet to strategize for CAADP This week, AU-IAPSC is part of stakeholders who are meeting in Nairobi-Kenya to strategize on how to enhance strategic communication support to the…
Fishing out solutions for effective trade facilitation and market access for plant health
Fishing out solutions for effective trade facilitation and market access for plant health As one way of enhancing trade and market access for African countries, plant health experts and…
Plant health experts gather to examine regulation of priority commodities
Plant health experts gather to examine regulation of priority commodities By Chipiliro Kansilanga in Accra, Ghana Plant health experts, stakeholders and African member states are this week engaged in intense…
IPPC’s historical visit to Africa – announces a US$37.8 million phytosanitary programme for Africa
IPPC’s historical visit to Africa – announces a US$37.8 million phytosanitary programme for Africa By Chipiliro Kansilanga in Douala – Cameroon The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has announced a…
Africa debates common approach on phytosanitary standards ahead of CPM 17
Africa debates common approach on phytosanitary standards ahead of CPM 17 By Chipiliro Kansilanga in Douala, Cameroon The 17th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-17) preparatory meeting has…
African Member States keen to model plant health systems on Special Economic Zones
African Member States keen to model plant health systems on Special Economic Zones By Chipiliro Kansilanga in Libreville, Gabon A special visit to the Nkok Special Economic Zone (SEZ)…
Experts unpack implementation of Plant health strategy for Africa
Experts unpack implementation of Plant health strategy for Africa By Chipiliro Kansilanga in Lusaka, Zambia African Member States, partners, experts and all stakeholders have gathered in Lusaka to brainstorm the…
Harmonize Africa’s best practices in plant health – experts
Harmonize Africa’s best practices in plant health – experts By Chipiliro Kansilanga in Nairobi, Kenya Joint strategies, sharing of scientific research and harmonization of best practices among African countries…
Member states learn and share phytosanitary controls through a tour of Douala Airport and Seaport
Member states learn and share phytosanitary controls through a tour of Douala Airport and Seaport By Chipiliro Kansilanga in Douala, Cameroon On Thursday, we took our 14 African member…
African member states conduct phytosanitary capacity evaluation for plant health
African member states evaluate phytosanitary capacity for plant health By Chipiliro Kansilanga As part of our capacity building this week, 14 member states spent the day deliberating on Phytosanitary Capacity…
Capacity building of Member States in phytosanitary legislation and phytosanitary risk management
Capacity building of Member States in phytosanitary legislation and phytosanitary risk management By Chipiliro Kansilanga in Douala, Cameroon African member states have been challenged to explore innovative solutions aimed at…