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International Day of Plant Health 2022 (IDPH 2022)
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Plants are the source of the air we breathe and most of the food we eat, yet we often don’t think about keeping them healthy. This can have devastating results. FAO estimates that up to 40% of food crops are lost due to plant pests and diseases annually. This leaves millions of people without enough food to eat and seriously damages agriculture - the primary source of income for rural poor communities in the world.
Plant health is increasingly under threat. Climate change, and human activities, have altered ecosystems, reducing biodiversity and creating new niches where pests can thrive. At the same time, international travel and trade has tripled in volume in the last decade and can quickly spread pests and diseases around the world causing great damage to native plants and the environment.
The United Nations General Assembly declared 12 May as International Day of Plant Health (IDPH). It is an opportunity to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development.
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Join the ‘Celebration of International Day of Plant Health Webinar’, 12 May 2022, 12:30p.m., hosted by the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention
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