Development Of A Plant Health Barometer (Phytosanitary Situation) ...

The aim of this advice is to present an instrument to measure the overall phytosanitary situation of plants and plant products in Belgium on a yearly basis and to monitor its evolution over time. This instrument is, alongside the food safety barometer (Advice 28-2010) and the animal health barometer (Advice 09-2011), one of the 3 instruments available to provide a bird's eye view on the overall status of the safety of the food chain in Belgium. In order to measure the plant health situation, working with a battery of indicators is proposed, the composition of which may change over time. Quanti... Mehr ...