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Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance and Tracking System

When people want to bring fruits, vegetables, plants, and other things from one country to another, they need something called a phytosanitary certificate. This is like a special passport for plants that says they have been checked and are okay to travel.

To make sure that plants are healthy and safe, governments have special people called plant inspectors. These inspectors look at the plants and make sure they don't have any harmful bugs or diseases that could spread to other plants in the new country. If the inspector thinks the plants are okay, they will give them a phytosanitary certificate.

But how do we keep track of all these certificates? There are so many plants coming from so many places! That's where the tracking system comes in.

The tracking system is like a big map where we can see where plants are coming from, where they're going, and if they have their phytosanitary certificate. This helps make sure that plants don't accidentally go to the wrong place or get lost.

So, in summary, the phytosanitary certificate issuance and tracking system is a way to make sure that plants are healthy and safe before they travel from one country to another. It involves plant inspectors who give plants a special passport, and a tracking system that helps us keep track of where the plants are going and if they have their passport.