This document summarizes information from a meeting about phyto-threats (plant health threats). It includes details about the Horticulture Sector Coordinator such as being part of Defra and being an Agricultural Levy Board. Pie charts show the different horticultural sectors that provide levies and the proportions of income they provide. Additional charts and figures provide information on the horticultural industry size and economic impact in the UK. Finally, it references a study on the complexity of trade networks and import/export of ornamental plants between European countries.

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