Plant Healthy certifies first international member
Plant Healthy welcomes its first international certified member, Agri-Truffle, from France.
Truffle-tree producers, Agri-Truffle plant more than 130,000 plants inoculated by truffle to breed inside its greenhouses.
By becoming Plant Healthy, the company has demonstrated “independently audited best practice in plant health management, helping to minimise the risk of introducing and spreading serious pests and diseases,” explains the certification.”
Antoine Bouffard, sales manager and communications and e-commerce manager of Agri-Truffle says: “If you want truffles, you plant truffle trees, and you make sure those trees are grown to the highest health standards. Agri-Truffe has always been serious about plant health and several of the measures in Plant Healthy were already being followed.”
Now reaching international waters, Malcom Catlin, project director at Plant Healthy says “Whilst we will continue to grow membership in Great Britain, it is vital – given the extent of international trade in plants – that we also look to encourage the uptake of certified best practice in other countries. It is therefore with great pleasure that we welcome Agri-Truffe to the Plant Healthy community.”
Plant Healthy assures there will be updates on the growing community and international engagement will be shared soon.