About Department of Plant Protection
Agricultural productivity in Pakistan is prone to the problem of pests and diseases that cause 20-50% percent economic losses.
The Department of Plant Protection (DPP) with its following wings performs regulatory, advisory, research, and extension roles
in the arena of plant protection in Pakistan.
a) Locust Control
b) Arial Pest Control
c) Pesticides Management & Registration
d) Plant Quarantine
e) Planning and Development (P & D)
The major functions of the Department of Plant Protection are as under:


Pesticide Registration
IntroductionMajor drivers for the spread of trans-boundary animal and plant pests and diseases and alien invasive aquatic species are international trade and traffic (except for migratory...
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Plant Quarantine
Introduction Major drivers for the spread of transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases and alien invasive aquatic species are international trade and traffic (except for...
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Desert Locust
IntroductionThe Desert Locust (Schistocerca Gregaria) is one of the deadliest insect pest, which if unchecked, plays havoc with agricultural economy of the country. It is an international...
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- Ministry of National Food Security
- National Locust Control Center
- Ministry of Commerce
- Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- World Trade Organization
- International Plant Protection Convention
- Regional Plant Protection Organizations
- Stockholm Convention on (POP’s)
- The Montreal Protocol
- Rotterdam Convention
- FAO
- Agriculture, Supply & Prices Department of Sindh
- Agriculture Department, Government of the Punjab
- Agriculture Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Agriculture and Cooperatives, Government of Balochistan
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Re-Advertised Expression of Interest
Ministry of National Food Security & Research has been executing a World Bank funded Project viz. Locust Emergency...
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Positions Vacant
Applications are invited from the Pakistani Nationals for the following posts purely on contract basis till the completion...
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