Plant Protection
Protecting crops and agricultural production from pests, diseases, weeds, and other biological threats
Plant Protection Sector
Protects crops and agricultural production from pests, diseases, weeds, and other biological threats through surveillance, diagnosis, coordinated control campaigns, plant clinics, and integrated pest management practices.
Plant Protection Directorates
Key units under the Plant Protection Sector of the Bureau
Plant Protection Directorate
Pest & Disease PreventionCoordinates crop pest and disease prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, and control. Monitors crop pests and diseases, conducts pest and disease surveillance, coordinates pest-control campaigns, promotes integrated pest management, provides technical recommendations, coordinates emergency responses to major crop outbreaks, and prepares crop protection reports.
Plant Protection Clinics Coordinator
Plant Clinics & Advisory ServicesCoordinates plant clinics that provide crop disease and pest diagnosis and advisory services. Coordinates plant clinic services, receives and examines plant samples, supports diagnosis of crop diseases and pests, provides recommendations to farmers, records plant health cases, monitors common crop health problems, and links plant clinics with laboratories and experts.