USDA

NAPPO recently announced and posted its 2021 work program. APHIS-PPQ, in collaboration with its NAPPO partners, will continue to support and provide active participation in this year’s program. This year’s program will include several carryover projects from 2020, some of which are approaching the country consultation stage, as well as a new regional initiative on quality management/phytosanitary terminology. The work program reflects APHIS priorities to advance regional safeguarding initiatives, trade harmonization goals, and aligns with strategic areas of focus, including seed health and diagnostics, forest pests, risk-based sampling, among others. The program also includes ongoing activities that support International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) initiatives or obligations, such as pest reporting, ePhyto, and the International Year of Plant Health, which has been extended through June 2021. To view the list of NAPPO’s current projects and active expert groups, please visit the NAPPO website.