oint Workshop African Union Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (AU-IAPSC) and CropLife Africa Middle East on Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Protection and Establishing e-Submission Systems
📆16–18 September 2025,
📍Yaoundé, Cameroon
As Africa continues to strengthen its capacity to protect plant health, ensure safe agricultural trade, and safeguard the livelihoods of millions of farmers, our growers face serious challenges in managing pests such as fruit fly, fall armyworm, and cotton jassid.
Growers depend on pest control products; however counterfeit pesticides, inadequate regulatory systems, and limited digital infrastructure continue to undermine progress.
Intellectual Property Rights, alongside robust regulatory systems, play a central role in encouraging innovation, improving access to safe and effective pest control products, and building trust among farmers, researchers, and private sector partners.
IPR protection and the establishment of e-Submission systems is both timely and essential.
The digitalisation of our regulatory frameworks will not only enhance efficiency and transparency but will also help harmonize processes across Africa, enabling our farmers to compete fairly in both regional and international markets.