Biosecurity Extension Community meets again
UncategorisedMembers of the Biosecurity Extension Community heard insights from a major incursion for the WA vegetable industry, tomato potato psyllid, and the benefits of the Biosecure HACCP program for the nursery industry.
Over the horizon biosecurity workshop
Event, News, Project, UncategorisedPBRI members met on 24 April to hear about research focused on ‘over the horizon’ biosecurity threats, a high priority area for the members.
Sustainable pest management – a high priority investment area for the PBRI
UncategorisedThe PBRI has scheduled a series of workshops across the year to explore current and proposed research around agreed high priority topics.
The purpose of these workshops is to collaborate across sectors, building on existing research investments…
Reflecting on the International Year of Plant Health in Australia
Uncategorised2020 was declared the International Year of Plant Health by the United Nations General Assembly and as the year draws to a close, we can reflect on the opportunities we had to raise global awareness on the importance of plant health.
$50 million in plant biosecurity projects prioritised and coordinated through national collaboration
UncategorisedThe protection of our $32 billion plant industries is a priority of the highest order, and this provides drive and focus for the collaborative Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative.
New partnership signed between Australian agencies to strengthen plant biosecurity
UncategorisedA new partnership aimed at strengthening plant biosecurity has been signed today between the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).
Australia joins international plant health research network
Event, News, UncategorisedAustralia’s PBRI has signed an MOU with the European Phytosanitary Research and Coordination network, Euphresco.
EPPO–Euphresco Colloquium
UncategorisedThe EPPO–Euphresco Colloquium ‘Plant Health at the age of metagenomics’ brought together scientists and regulators who are involved in plant health. By sharing experiences and information, together we can better understand the possibilities…
Call for authors
UncategorisedSpringer Science + Business Media has expressed strong interest in publishing a second edition of The Handbook of Plant Biosecurity, Principles and Practices for the Identification, Containment, and Control of Organisms that Threaten Agriculture…
The International Year of Plant Health 2020
UncategorisedYear 2020 has been declared as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) by the United Nations General Assembly to emphasise the importance of plant health protection in ending hunger, reducing poverty, protecting the environment and boosting…