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Operation of a National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO)

A guide to understanding the principal requirements for operating an organization to protect national plant resources from pests

Year of publication 2015

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 38 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This IPPC guide presents guidelines to the operation of a national plant protection organization (NPPO) as a component of the IPPC National Phytosanitary Capacity Building Strategy, which was adopted by the fifth session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) (2010) of the IPPC.

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