date:Dec 05, 2019
ent of global food crops are lost to plant pests and diseases. This leads to annual agricultural trade losses of over US$220 billion, leaves millions of people facing hunger, and severely damages agriculture the primary income source for poor rural communities. This is why policies and actions to promote plant health are fundamental for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals, the organization states.
Plants provide the core basis for life on Earth and they are the single most important pi