Final Report

Scotland’s Plant Health Conference 2025 Workshop Report

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Abstract

During Scotland's Plant Health Conference 2025, held on the 7th of October 2025, a workshop was run with all delegates titled "Supporting delivery of the UK Pesticides National Action Plan 2025 through the Plant Health Centre". The purpose of the workshop was to gather expert perspectives on how to support delivery of the UK Pesticides National Action Plan (NAP) 2025 across all sectors in a Scottish context. The outputs, as summarised in this report, help to identify: 

  • Priority knowledge and control gaps, including potential areas for research and innovation funding (such as future PHC-commissioned projects). 
  • Opportunities to increase the uptake of Integrated Pest Management approaches across Scotland’s plant-based sectors; including Horticulture, Amenity, Natural Environment, Forestry and Agriculture.

Please note that this report reflects the views expressed by participants during the workshop. These do not necessarily represent the views of the Plant Health Centre.