by Jon Knight

1. Phyto-threats start up meeting
Jon Knight
Head of Crop Health and Protection
Horticulture Sector Coordinator

2. • Part of Defra
• Non-Departmental Public Body
• Agricultural Levy Board

3. Purpose
• to equip levy payers with independent,
evidence-based information and tools to grow
and become more competitive and sustainable

4. Clients & resources
9%
9%
4%
36%18%
15%
7%
2%
Protected
Ornamentals
Hardy Nursery
Stock
Bulbs &
Outdoor
Flowers
Field
Vegetables
Soft Fruit
Protected
Edibles
Tree Fruit
Mushrooms
Total income approx. £7.2
million in 2014/15
~ £5 million spend on R&D

5. Horticulture
Levy income per sector (£K)
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BOF
CP
FV
HNS
M
PE
PO
SF

6. 4.9%
7.2%
2.3%
1.2%
5.0%
22.1%
6.2%
26.7%
12.7%
1.4%
10.3%
Alpines
Climbers
Conifers
Ericas
Hedging
Herbaceous
Roses
Shrubs
Trees
Herbs
Other
Hardy Nursery Stock 2014/15
Proportion of different plants

7. The industry
£10.4 Billion
spend in UK on garden
products, tourism and
services
Proportion of travellers to
the UK who visit a garden or
park
£2Billion
Value of UK plant and
flower production
£1.4 Billion
Value of tourism in
gardens
300,000
employed in
horticulture and
landscaping
£1 Billion
Value of imported
plants and flowers
Figures from Ornamental Horticulture Roundtable
Action Plan 2015-2020

8. Belgium
Complexity
Network of trade interactions of European countries.
Imports and exports of ornamental horticultural products
Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz, Ottmar Holdenrieder, Mike J. Jeger, Marco Pautasso
Structural change in the international horticultural industry: Some implications for plant health
Scientia Horticulturae, Volume 125, Issue 1, 2010, 1–15
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2010.02.017
UK
Netherlands
Germany
France