Asia Pacific Plant Protection Commission

• The Asia Pacific Plant Protection Commission unanimously elected India as chair of the Standing Committee on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for the biennium 2023-24 during the 32nd Session held in Bangkok.

ABOUT ASIA PACIFIC PLANT PROTECTION COMMISSION

• It is an intergovernmental organization that promotes cooperation among countries in the Asia-Pacific region to enhance plant health and plant protection.
• Established in 1956 as a regional body approved by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
• Members- 25 member countries, including India.
• The Commission administers the Regional Plant Protection Agreement for Asia and the Pacific.
• It reviews the plant protection situation at the national level in member countries, and also at the regional level.
• The Commission consists of representatives of all member countries and elects amongst them a Chairperson who serves for a period of two years.
• The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization appoints and provides the secretariat that coordinates, organizes and follows up the work of the Commission.