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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Grow Your Plant Health Expertise : Discover the IPPC Plant Health Campus

11 June 2025
Grow Your Plant Health Expertise : Discover the IPPC Plant Health Campus

The recording of the webinar, along with the presentation slides, Q&A document, and relevant links, is now (26/06) available on the FAO elearning Academy platform at the following link:
https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=1272

National plant protection organizations (NPPOs) are responsible for carrying out specific functions established by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) at the national level. By fulfilling these responsibilities, NPPOs contribute to the overarching goals of the IPPC: preventing the introduction and spread of plant pests and facilitating safe trade.

This e-learning course is designed to support plant health professionals, particularly those working within an NPPO, by enhancing their understanding of the organization's objectives and operations, as well as their own responsibilities within it.

  • Get a full overview of the platform, including a live demonstration of its key features
  • Learn how plant protection organizations and other stakeholders are already using the IPPC Plant Campus in their daily work
  • Explore how the Campus can be integrated into national training efforts and academic programs
  • Connect with others working to strengthen phytosanitary capacity globally
The video recording is available here (and below)
  • Ms Sarah Brunel - Implementation and Facilitation Unit Lead, IPPC Secretariat, FAO
  • Ms Cristina Petracchi - FAO elearning Academy, FAO
  • Mr Saliou Niassy - Coordinator, African Union Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (AU-IAPSC)
  • Ms Temarama Anguna – Kamana - CPM Bureau Representative, Southwest Pacific and Head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Cook Islands
  • Ms Mweene Kambombi - National Phytosanitary Evaluation Coordinator and Plant Health Inspector, Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI)
  • Mr Claude Bragard - Professor and Plant Health Specialist, Catholic University of Louvain

Background:

High-quality, accessible, and inclusive capacity development is essential for building strong, sustainable phytosanitary systems. That’s why the IPPC Secretariat — in collaboration with the FAO elearning Academy and with support from the European Union — has developed the IPPC Plant Health Campus.

The content is aimed at national plant protection organizations (NPPOs), NPPO staff, phytosanitary capacity evaluation (PCE) facilitators, plant health partners, stakeholders and students, with the overall goal of strengthening national phytosanitary capacity.

This new multilingual platform provides free, certified e-learning courses, practical guides, and capacity
development tools developed to support the learning needs of plant health professionals, national and regional plant protection organizations, academic institutions and plant health stakeholders globally.

Learn about the role, responsibilities and activities carried out by an national plant protection organizations (NPPO) and discover how different professional roles work together to prevent the introduction  and spread of plant pests and facilitate safe trade.
  • This e-learning course outlines the process that countries can follow to gain access to new markets for exporting plants and plant products, while minimizing trade disruptions and preventing pest introductions. It covers international agreements and standards relevant to exporting plants and plant products, emphasizing the importance of phytosanitary measures. 
  • Participants will learn how to collaborate with national stakeholders and within their national plant protection organization (NPPO) to facilitate market access while protecting biodiversity and agricultural ecosystems.

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