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International Year of Plant Health 2020 to Focus on Threat of Pests on Food Security


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1 Department of Plant Pathology, College of Horticulture, Dr Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni 173 230, India
2 College of Horticulture, Dr Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni 173 230, India
 

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health and the year provides a lifetime opportunity to the global community to ponder over the issue and raise global awareness at scientific and administrative fora on this vital issue which has imminent impact on the food security. There are reports about the crop losses due to the diseases which will further aggravate with the changing climate1 . The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that annually, between 20% and 40% of global crop production are lost due to pests. Each year, plant diseases cost the global economy around $ 220 billion, and invasive insects around US$ 70 billion2 . In another study, plant diseases were estimated to cause 15–30% yield losses globally3 . The losses are based on the documents associated with 137 pathogens and pests associated with wheat, rice, maize, potato and soybean worldwide. This analysis contributes critical information to prioritize and draw strategies for crop health management to improve the sustainability of agro ecosystems in delivering services to societies.
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Authors

H. R. Gautam
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Horticulture, Dr Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni 173 230, India
M. L. Bhardwaj
College of Horticulture, Dr Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni 173 230, India

Abstract


The United Nations General Assembly declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health and the year provides a lifetime opportunity to the global community to ponder over the issue and raise global awareness at scientific and administrative fora on this vital issue which has imminent impact on the food security. There are reports about the crop losses due to the diseases which will further aggravate with the changing climate1 . The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that annually, between 20% and 40% of global crop production are lost due to pests. Each year, plant diseases cost the global economy around $ 220 billion, and invasive insects around US$ 70 billion2 . In another study, plant diseases were estimated to cause 15–30% yield losses globally3 . The losses are based on the documents associated with 137 pathogens and pests associated with wheat, rice, maize, potato and soybean worldwide. This analysis contributes critical information to prioritize and draw strategies for crop health management to improve the sustainability of agro ecosystems in delivering services to societies.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv118%2Fi6%2F857-857