NIPHM is a National level institute under the administrative control of the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s welfare, Government of India established in the year 1966 as Central Plant Protection Institute (CPPTI) at Hyderabad. The Institute was rechristened subsequently as National Plant Protection Training Institute (NPPTI).It became an autonomous body in the year 2008 with the expanded scope of promoting environmentally sustainable Plant Health Management practices in diverse and changing agro-climatic conditions and Plant Biosecurity Management and Pesticide Management through capacity building programmes, besides providing inputs for policy formulation on Plant Health Management, Plant Biosecurity, Invasive Alien Species, market access, Pesticide Management etc. at state and national level

Online Course on Plant Biosecurity

The course will cover plant biosecurity, International regulatory framework, plant quarantine system, import legislation and regulation in India, import and export procedures for consumption, propagative material, bio-control agents and germplasm, post entry quarantine facility, impact of introduced pests, emerging threats, pest risk analysis, phytosanitary treatments, survey and surveillance, detection and diagnosis of insects, plant pathogens and weed seeds, pest incursion management, regional harmonization of phytosanitary measures to safeguard regional biosecurity.

Online Course in Rodents and Household Pest Management

The changing public health scenario of the country calls for organized commercial pest control operations. This, in turn, will give rise to demand for technically qualified manpower to manage different aspects of identifying the insect pests, their vector potential in causing diseases and novel management techniques, etc. Realizing the importance of trained manpower in the sector, NIPHM is providing 3 months online course in Rodents and Household Pest Management.