A one health approach to plant health

Abstract One Health has been defined as an approach to the pursuit of public health and well-being that recognizes interconnections between people, animals, plants, their shared environment. In this opinion piece, based on a webinar same name, we argue perspective can help optimize net benefits from plant protection, realizing food security nutrition gains while minimizing unintentional negative impacts practices animals ecosystems. We focus two primary trade-offs lie at interface with animal, ecosystem, human health: protecting through use agrochemicals versus risks antimicrobial insecticide resistance; ensuring by prioritizing crops maximize agricultural production environmental systems critical for health. discuss challenges opportunities advancement associated each these, taking into account how priorities constraints stakeholders may vary gender, building capacity regulatory bodies in low- middle-income countries conduct cost–benefit analysis potential improve decision-making context these other multi-dimensional trade-offs.