The Plant Protection Directorate at a glance

The Plant Protection Directorate at a glance

WHO WE​ ARE


We are a team of highly skilled public officers who are knowledgeable and passionate about protecting plant genetic resources against persistent and emerging threats of biotic and abiotic nature.

 

WHAT WE STAND FOR

We work hand in hand with farmers, traders, researchers, other regulators and policy makers, and the general public to safeguard plants and their genetic diversity. 

 

OUR ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

Our Directorate is made up of five functional units, working together to serve our customers in the best way possible. 

 

OUR PREMISES

Set within the limits of the Commander’s Gardens in Lija, owned in antiquity by Grand Master Antoine De Paule, our premises have a long and interesting history. 

 

PROJECTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

We are also very actively involved in new initiatives and developments that bring progress to the field of plant health and management of genetic resources for food and agriculture.