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International Day of Plant Health

May 12, 2022, marks the inaugural International Day of Plant Health, a day created as part of the legacy of the International Year of Plant Health, which was celebrated from 2020 to 2021.

Without healthy plants, we cannot grow...

A scientist checking seedlings in the International Potato Center genebank, PeruA scientist checking seedlings in the International Potato Center genebank, Peru
11 May 2022 10:50

May 12, 2022, marks the inaugural International Day of Plant Health, a day created as part of the legacy of the International Year of Plant Health, which was celebrated from 2020 to 2021.

Without healthy plants, we cannot grow enough nutritious food to feed our growing world population and prevent malnutrition. Plants make up 80 percent of the food we eat, but they are under constant attack from pests and diseases, which destroy between 20 to 40 percent of food crops every year.

In honor of this inaugural international day, we are featuring two opinion pieces that highlight the importance of plant health.

 

Lava Kumar

Learn more about the work of germplasm health units, from Lava Kumar, Head of the Germplasm Health Unit for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) 

Healthy Agriculture starts with healthy seeds

 

Luigi Guarino

Learn more about the importance of healthy plant diversity from Luigi Guarino, Director of Science for the Crop Trust

Thoughts on the Inaugural International Day of Plant Health

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