The Department of Plant Protection (DPP) ( was a department of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research of the Government of Pakistan. In 2025, it was replaced by the National Agri-trade and Food Safety Authority.
It worked under the following pieces of legislation and regulation of the Government of Pakistan: (i) Plant Quarantine Act 1976 (ii) Agricultural Pesticide Rules and (iii) Agricultural Pesticide Ordinance.
The department consisted of the following four divisions and wings:
Plant Quarantine Pesticide Registration Locust Control and Survey Aerial Wing
In addition, the department also operates the following two laboratories:
Central Plant Quarantine Lab Federal Pesticide Testing and Reference Lab
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