Plant Health

Research activities: Building capability for risk assessment and data management

This strand of work focuses on controlling the introduction and spread of pests and diseases by:

• Developing/enhancing tools and standards for pest and disease data management, risk assessment, and prediction;
• Facilitating preparedness and response plans against emerging pests and diseases; and
• Guiding surveillance, integrated pest and disease management, and mycotoxin interventions. Criteria for identifying priorities include increased vulnerability of cropping systems to the emergence of new strains of pests and diseases, for example as a result of agricultural intensification or climate change.

Read about the Initiative’s other focus areas:

• Bridging knowledge gaps and networks
• Improving integrated pest and disease management
• Tools and processes for protecting food chains
• Equitable and inclusive scaling of plant health innovations to achieve impacts