Egypt participates in the Africa Plant Health Program Strategic Partnership Forum

Written by Ziad Abdel Fattah:

On behalf of Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation LandDr. Mohamed El-Mansi, Head of the Central Administration for Agricultural Quarantine, affiliated with the Agricultural Services Sector, participated in the Strategic Partnership Forum for the Plant Health Program in Africa, hosted by the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

Dr. Mohamed El-Mansi participated as the official contact point for the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). His participation was attended by a number of African ministers of agriculture, the secretary of the International Convention, as well as representatives from regional and international partners and relevant national bodies. This was in the framework of strengthening joint cooperation, mobilizing resources, and expanding capacity-building programs in the field of plant health on the continent.

During the forum, the Head of the Central Administration for Agricultural Quarantine reviewed the Egyptian experience in implementing the plant health program since its local launch in September 2023, noting the positive results it has achieved, including opening new export markets for Egyptian agricultural products and facilitating the access of exports to global markets.

Egypt previously presented this experience during the 20th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM20), as a successful model in supporting the agricultural trade system and strengthening phytosanitary measures.

Al-Mansi stressed during his speech that sustainable investment in plant health is one of the main pillars for achieving food security, enhancing safe agricultural trade, and building more resilient agricultural systems capable of facing international challenges and shocks, which contributes to supporting sustainable agricultural development on the African continent.