ISPP

International Society for Plant Pathology
Promoting World-Wide Plant Health and Food Security


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Commission on Global Food Security

	Background
	The enormity of the problem
	Why do plant diseases matter?
	What the Commission can do
		Food security focus at plant pathology congresses
		Food security focus at plant pathology congresses
		A new journal, Food Security
		Knowledge base on plant diseases and food security
		Knowledge base on plant diseases and food security
		Supporting cassava farmers in Ghana
		Supporting cassava farmers in Ghana
		Raising public awareness of plant diseases in Southern Africa

	Members of the Commission
	Aim of the Commission
	The Commission in the history of ISPP
		Commission Meetings since 1999
		Activities agreed at 1999 Meeting

ISPP Task Force on Global Food Security



	ISPP Task Force on Global Food Security ACTIVITIES At the first meeting of the Task Force, five headings were agreed under which �Activities� of the Task Force programme would be considered: 1) Changing public policy and opinions on global food security 2) Postgraduate training for plant pathologists in developing countries 3) Quantification of the economic impact of some major diseases 4) Farmer training in simple disease management 5) Development of the ISPP Website