The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is recruiting for over 100 new posts in its Plant Health and Seed Inspectorate, including positions based right here in the South West.
Plant health inspectors have a crucial role in maintaining and promoting a high plant health status in England and Wales. Their work is valuable to Defra group’s purpose of protecting and promoting plant health within trade, agriculture and the natural environment.
The roles are varied and cover a range of interesting tasks such as: inspecting crops and fresh produce; helping to organise emergency measures to control outbreaks of pests or diseases; certifying items such as plant, seeds and grains for export; and ensuring required documentation is in order.
This comes as part of the UK’s commitment to the highest agricultural and food standards after we leave the EU.
