Plant Protection Directorate

Event Reporting

• Organizational Arrangements of Plant Protection

Publication Date

24-03-2017

Last Updated

March 24, 2017, 2:34 a.m.

Short Description

PPD is designed as the Government agency responsible for the formulation of the plant protection policies and involve in the implementation of the Plant Protection activities through multi-pronged approach by involving various stakeholders. In addition to its representation at the national and international levels, it conducts several plant protection activities in the involvement of the Districts in various farming communities. The Directorate is responsible for four national level programme - the Office of the Registrar of Pesticides, the Plant Quarantine Programme and Regional Plant Protection Laboratories for implementation of the programme. There are Five Regional Plant Protection Laboratories (RPPLs) in different Development Regions. National Plant Quarantine Program has fifteen different plant quarantine check-posts, sub-check posts and Regional Plant Quarantine Offices. All the Regional Plant Quarantine offices are located in the boarder side of India whereas three of the sub-check posts and check posts are located in Shino-Nepal boarder. There is one plant quarantine check-post at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Plant Protection Directorate (PPD) is an apex body for coordinating these offices including Pesticide Registration and Management Unit.

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http://www.ppdnepal.gov.np/