Strengthening Pest Control in Wood Packaging for Safer Trade
Wednesday 14 May 2025, 14.00 – 15.30 CEST
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Presentations: Cameroon, Canada, Kenya, IPPC
To mark International Day of Plant Health, the STDF, in cooperation with CABI and AU-IAPSC is hosting a webinar to showcase good practices and lessons from an STDF-funded project that supported the implementation of ISPM 15 in Africa - an international standard that helps prevent the spread of pests through wood packaging, promoting safer and more sustainable trade.
The session explored how the project continues to deliver positive results years after completion. It also addressed ongoing challenges, highlighted successful examples from STDF partners, and considered practical solutions to strengthen pest management in wood packaging materials for safer global trade.
Watch the project's video here
Agenda
| Welcome and Introduction | Overview of the webinar’s objectives and importance Moderator: MaryLucy Oronje, Senior Sanitary and Phytosanitary Scientist, CABI |
| Presentation | Topic: IPPC's standard and guide to assist countries implement ISPM 15 Speaker: Barbara Peterson, Implementation and Facilitation Unit Officer, IPPC Secretariat, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, IPPC |
| Presentations | Topic: Implementing ISPM 15: successes, progress, and challenges Presentation by Cameroon Speakers: Minsanglisimbom Pleasant, Agricultural Engineer, Department of Regulation and Quality Control of Agricultural Products and Inputs (DRCQ), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER), Cameroon Njiéya Y. Christian Dupleix, Ingénieur Agronome /M.B.A, General Manager Free of Pest and Services SARL (FOPS SARL), Cameroon |
Presentation by Kenya Speaker: Janet Odongo, Principal Plant Inspector, Plant Inspection Unit-PIU JKIA, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service, Kenya | |
Presentation by Canada Speakers: Hugo Fréchette, Program Specialist, Forestry Section, Policy and Programs Branch, CFIA, Canada Mireille Marcotte, National Manager- Forestry and Horticulture Exports, Horticulture and Forestry Section, CFIA, Canada Scott Geffros, Canadian Wood Pallet and Container Association, Canada | |
| Q&A | Questions from the audience |
| Closing Remarks | Saliou Niassy, Coordinator of the African Union Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (AU-IAPSC), AU-IAPSC |
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