Plant health preparedness to the risk of new plant pests:

Description of the programme / policy

With a series of annual Art. 36 calls EFSA intends to cooperate with Member States by funding research to fill up key knowledge gaps on new and emerging plant pests and on risk assessment methodologies

Main objective of the programme/policy

Systematically screens scientific literature and media sources to identify new, emerging, or recurring pests that may be a potential concern for EU territory

Specific objective of the programme/policy

EFSA’s new dashboard provides interactive online access to the results of its horizon scanning activities for plant pests that may pose a threat to European Union territory.