Signing of the 3-year FAO project ""Support to Capacity Development in Implementation of Plant Pest Surveillance and Information management in South-East Asian Countries” between Republic of Korea and FAO

<p>The signing ceremony for the 3-year FAO project &ldquo;Support to Capacity Development in Implementation of Plant Pest Surveillance and Information management in South-East Asian Countries&rdquo; took place on 25 April 2013. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of the Republic of Korea contributed nearly US$ 1.8 million towards this project to strengthen the capacity of NPPOs (National Plant Protection Organizations) of developing countries in the South-East Asian region. The project will address plant pest surveillance and pest identification needs for the purpose of updating their regulated pests list and supporting Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) in accordance with the IPPC international standards for phytosanitary measures. For more details, please visit https://ephyto.ippc.int/news/republic-korea-contributes-towards-phytosanitary-capacity-development-south-east-asian</p>