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The United Nations declared 12 May as the International Day of Plant Health to raise global awareness and take action to improve plant health and build a better future.
Plant health is key to the sustainable development of agriculture that is required to feed a growing global population by 2050. More
The Subcommittee on Plant Health Diagnostics (SPHD) is pleased to announce applications for the Diagnostic Residential Program are now open.
Funding is available to members of the National Plant Biosecurity Diagnostic Network (NPBDN) for Diagnostic Residentials projects that show benefit to the NPBDN and national plant biosecurity diagnostics. More
The first two weeks of May have been filled to the brim with many opportunities to engage with stakeholders from across the plant biosecurity system. Last week I had the pleasure of giving a keynote presentation at the Entomological Society of Queensland’s (ESQ) Centennial Symposium to mark 100 years of Queensland entomology. More
Increasing numbers of travellers and increasing volumes of goods entering Australia place increasing pressure on Australia’s biosecurity system for faster and accurate identification of plant pests and pathogens, especially where these may be exotic species, national priority plant pests, industry high priority pests and trade sensitive established pests. More
The Subcommittee on National Plant Health Surveillance (SNPHS) is pleased to announce applications for the Surveillance Residential Program are now open to all Plant Surveillance Network Australasia-Pacific (PSNAP) members. Surveillance Residentials are funded by Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and allow plant health surveillance professionals to spend time in another workplace or location, or to participate in relevant activities that improve the national capability to detect exotic plant pests such as:
Themed ‘Implementation through connections’ the hybrid Annual Surveillance and Diagnostics Workshop (ADSW) workshop was held at the QT Hotel in Canberra from 9 – 11 May.
“ADSW 2023 aimed to enhance and strengthen Australia’s diagnostic and surveillance capacity and capability to identify priority plant pests that impact on plant industries, environment and the community,” said Dr Lucy Tran-Nguyen, PHA General Manager, Partnerships and Innovation. More
The United Nations declared 12 May as the International Day of Plant Health to raise global awareness and take action to improve plant health and build a better future.
Plant health is key to the sustainable development of agriculture that is required to feed a growing global population by 2050. More
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