Following the declaration by the United Nations General Assembly of the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH), every 12th of May, the Plant Health community celebrates the importance of plant health by organizing events to raise awareness and to mobilize international communities.
🌐 About the Contest: On the occasion of the International Day of Plant Health, we are excited to announce the 3rd edition of the “Plant Health TV: Research that helps Plant Health” video contest!
Organized by the Euphresco III network, the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies of Bari (CIHEAM Bari) and the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) this contest aims to celebrate the importance of plant health and showcase the outstanding work of early career researchers.
"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 will occur all over the world.
In order to give visibility to national and international research and development activities carried out by plant health scientists and their organizations, the Euphresco III network, the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies of Bari (CIHEAM Bari) and the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) launched the third edition of the video contest ‘Plant Health TV: Promoting the importance of Plant Health research’.
We received 11 very nice videos which are available below. Please feel free to share them. The public is invited to contribute to the overall rating by liking their favourite video on YouTube.
The winner of the contest will be announced at the upcoming PBRI symposium in Cairns-Australia and will win a two-week internship at one of the sponsor’s organizations (e.g., at an institution under the PBRI-Australia; at CIHEAM Bari – Italy).
Author: Ali Kadiroglu
Author: Blagoj Shurbevski
Author: Ellen Everaert
Author: Fauve Maertens
Author: Ine Dewitte
Author: Kempsy Adams
Author: Khamla Xaiyavong
Author: Lavena Van Cranenbroeck
Author: Wanissa Mellikeche
Author: Mustafa Kılıç
Author: Turan Gökberk Çon