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Why it’s so critical to continuously monitor and manage plant …
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of pests and pathogens threatening African countries already. Here are just three examples: On a main food crop: Maize lethal necrosis … See more
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Plantwise Diagnostic Field Guide
Web6 Plantwise Diagnostic Field Guide Preface The Plantwise Diagnostic Field Guide is intended for all plant doctors and other plant health advisors around the world. The job of being a plant doctor is not an easy one. Since farmers can bring any crop with any type …
Simulation app for improved plant-health diagnosis skills
WebThe Pest Diagnostic Simulator is a simulation app learning game. Launched by CABI in 2019, it aims to build the user’s ability to carry out symptom-based plant health diagnosis. The game uses highly realistic graphics that allow users to examine and …
Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease – the invasive threatening maize
WebThe disease is difficult to control for two reasons. Firstly, it is caused by a combination of two or more viruses that are difficult to differentiate individually based on visual symptoms. Secondly, the insects that transmit the disease-causing viruses may be …
Test your plant health knowledge with the plant doctor quiz
WebTest your plant health knowledge with the plant doctor quiz. >> Latest quiz just added. Plantwise plant doctors are at the heart of our plant clinic network providing advice and information to farmers, logging their data for the Plantwise Knowledge Bank, …
Soil health: why it's important and how to protect it – …
WebSoil is the foundation of agriculture and sustains life on earth by providing nutrients, clean air and water. Human activities can damage soil health and, therefore, impact entire ecosystems. Sustainable farming and gardening practices like biological …
Why plant health matters – PlantwisePlus Blog
WebWhy is plant health so important? Plants account for 80% of what we eat and 98% of the oxygen we breathe. They are essential for food security and a healthy world. Better plant health could help end hunger, alleviate poverty, protect biodiversity, and …
International Day of Plant Health helps highlight CABI's work to …
WebInternational Day of Plant Health – recently established by the United Nations and welcomed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – is a timely reminder of the devastating impact of crop pests, writes Dr Ulli …
Submit your plant health, agriculture or bioscience papers
WebAs many of our readers may be aware, the United Nations have declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health.CABI is pleased to announce that to promote a global conversation about plant health and the future of sustainable agriculture, we are …
Crop-Livestock clinics in Uganda – One Health in practice
WebPilot project shows the benefits of One Health. The pilot project started in Uganda in 2021, with four local districts’ governments setting up and running mobile crop-livestock clinics. Over 1,000 farmers attended, and women made up 43% of attendees. …
Village-based plant clinics benefit Ethiopian farmers
WebGreater PPE use in Ethiopia. The study also examined the use of PPE, which is generally quite low in Ethiopia, and found that plant clinics have a beneficial effect on its use. Overall, 37% of the respondent farmers reported using some sort of PPE. Just 11% …
Plantwise releases two educational games for plant doctors
WebPlantwise has developed two simulation games which run on Android devices: PestSmart Diagnostic Simulator: designed to improve the user’s ability to diagnose key pests. Crop Management Simulator: designed to improve the user’s ability to give …
The importance of plant clinics to Nepalese smallholder farmers
WebPlant clinics are a key component of a plant health systems approach which aims to strengthen links between research, extension, regulation and input supply, and they can complement the existing extension approaches in Nepal that aim to improve the …
Farmer Health: A Case Against Pesticides – PlantwisePlus Blog
WebIn fact, by one estimate, 70% of all poisonings and 99% of all APP deaths occur in developing countries, even though only 25% of global pesticide use takes place in these regions. Keep in mind, the above APP statistics only show the acute health …
Plant health system developing well in Zambia – PlantwisePlus Blog
WebSince the launch of Plantwise in Zambia last year, much progress has been made to build capacity within the national plant health system.In collaboration with the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI), CABI staff have successfully trained crop …
Threats to Coffee Production: What are they and the solutions
WebH.vastatrix is one of the more immediate threats to today’s coffee industry. The fungus enters the coffee plant through the stomata openings in the leaves which then diverts and consumes nutrients – essentially starving the host plant. Common symptoms …
Agricultural mobile apps strengthening agricultural extension
WebCABI’s range of agricultural mobile apps provides a way for smallholders to access up-to-date, real-time information, either first-hand or through advisory services. Smallholder farmers across the world need access to agricultural advice so their crops …
Kenya’s Phytosanitary Successes and Challenges – PlantwisePlus …
WebAn “experimental item” added to the agenda of the 2014 Commission for Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) was reports of successes and challenges in implementing the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). Each year a couple of countries (or …
PlantwisePlus boosts crop health in Bangladesh
WebPlantwisePlus is financially supported by the Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS), Netherlands; European Commission Directorate General for International Partnerships (INTPA, EU); the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development …
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