September 22, 2025 1:12 PM
Clean plant programme: A preventive push to safeguard India’s horticulture
In August 2024, the Union Cabinet approved the Clean Plant Programme (CPP) under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to tackle a longstanding issue in horticulture: systemic pathogens (especially viruses) in planting material that cause losses farmers often cannot reverse once the disease is established. The program was conceived in response to climate change, biotic and abiotic stresses, and yield losses that follow from using infected or low-quality planting stock. The National H...
