Plant clinics are meeting places (mostly operating from local markets, community centres and cooperatives) where farmers who are struggling with any plant health problem can take samples of their ailing crops to trained plant health extension officers (referred to as plant doctors) for free diagnosis.

Objectives :

The main aim of PHCs is to give farmers advice on plant health problems. The key features are described below. Target audience: Plant health clinics are open to all farmers, and aim to provide equal access to men and women from all social and ethnic groups. They accept any crop and any type of problem.