Publications
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Celebrating the power of pulses
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Transforming agriculture for a sustainable future
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Gender equality in plant production and protection
All publications
Manual on the development and use of FAO and WHO specifications for chemical pesticides
12/2025
In 2001, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) agreed to develop specifications for pesticides jointly, thus providing unique, robust and universally applicable standards for pesticide quality. This joint programme is based on a memorandum of understanding between the two organizations.
PIC Circular LXII (62) – December 2025
12/2025
The PIC Circular is a key document under the Rotterdam Convention, both for the operation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure and as a mechanism for the exchange of information. It is published in June and December in English, French and Spanish. It is done jointly with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat of the Basel
Field survey guidance for Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus
11/2025
This field survey guidance offers practical, step-by-step instructions for technical personnel within National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) to effectively survey Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus—commonly known as citrus greening. As a pest of significant regulatory, economic and environmental concern in Africa,
Field survey guidance for Thaumatotibia leucotretaField survey guidance for Thaumatotibia leucotreta
11/2025
TThis survey guidance provides easy-to-follow guidelines for technical personnel of national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) to monitor Thaumatotibia leucotreta, a major plant pest commonly known as the false codling moth.
Field survey guidance for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4
11/2025
This field survey guidance provides easy-to-follow guidelines for technical personnel of national plant protection organizations, to survey Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Cubense Tropical Race 4 (FOC TR4). FOC TR4 is a major pest threatening global banana production, can cause 100 percent yield loss on a farm, and is challenging and costly to manage.