04 Dec 2019 --- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is naming 2020 the UN’s International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). The move aims to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment and boost economic development. With plant-based diets and nutrition on the fast track, FAO’s launch seems well-timed. Vegan and flexitarian diets are inspiring innovation in the plant-based sector with meat and dairy alternatives enjoying accelerated NPD.
