The 12th of May is the UN International Day of Plant Health, an opportunity to raise awareness on the importance of plant health in our daily lives. Many celebrations occur every year all over the world.

In 2020 the Plant Health TV video contest was organized by the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM-Bari) and the Euphresco network for phytosanitary research coordination and funding. 

The video, prepared by Marwa Moumni,  focusses on seed health testing. Almost 90% of all the world’s food crops are grown from seeds. The majority of pathogens responsible of the main diseases on several crops can be present on seeds. Therefore, sowing healthy seeds of high quality is essential to improve crop yields and increase food production. Seed health testing to detect seedborne pathogens is a fundamental step in the management of crop disease.