The Plant Health Department is the phytosanitary agency of

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

, a department of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture. PHD conducts

inspections An inspection is, most generally, an organized examination or formal evaluation exercise. In engineering activities inspection involves the measurements, tests, and gauges applied to certain characteristics in regard to an object or activity ...

in the country, enforces quarantines, develops and proposes legislation, and produces plans, relevant to

plant pest A pest is any animal or plant harmful to humans or human concerns. The term is particularly used for creatures that damage crops, livestock, and forestry or cause a nuisance to people, especially in their homes. Humans have modified the environ ...

s within the Kingdom. Externally, PHD is responsible for diplomacy related to plant health and

international trade International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories because there is a need or want of goods or services. (see: World economy) In most countries, such trade represents a significant ...

in agricultural inputs (including

pesticide Pesticides are substances that are meant to control pests. This includes herbicide, insecticide, nematicide, molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, bactericide, insect repellent, animal repellent, microbicide, fungicide, and lampri ...

s) and products. International treaties and bodies include the IPPC (

International Plant Protection Convention The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is a 1951 multilateral treaty overseen by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization that aims to secure coordinated, effective action to prevent and to control the introduction and ...

), the WTO (

World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. With effective cooperation in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and e ...

), and the

Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, commonly referred to as the TBT Agreement, is an international treaty administered by the World Trade Organization. It was last renegotiated during the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariff ...

. PHD also functions as a research organization, carrying out research, testing, and validation of

plant protection Crop protection is the science and practice of managing plant diseases, weeds, and other pests (both vertebrate and invertebrate) that damage crops and forestry. Crops include field crops (maize, wheat, rice, etc.), vegetable crops ( potatoes, ca ...

methods and substances, and traveling to participate in local and international

academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...

and

industry Industry may refer to: Economics * Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity * Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery * The wider industrial sector ...

conferences.

References

External links

* Official website: :* {{cite web , title=الإدارة العامة للثروة النباتية , trans-title=Plant Health Department , website=وزارة البيئة والمياه والزراعة , trans-website=Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture , date=2021-09-05 , url=http://www.mewa.gov.sa/ar/Ministry/Agencies/AgencyofAgriculture/Departments/Pages/Dept88.aspx , language=ar , access-date=2021-09-05 Phytosanitary authorities Government agencies of Saudi Arabia