Insect pests and plant diseases reduce cassava yields substantially, posing a threat to food security throughout […]
This case study describes the role of the agronomist in identifying the pests and diseases affecting […]
Two pilot plant health clinics in Nepal were held in December 2008 in Lamjung District, one […]
In this, the second of two review papers, we discuss potential management strategies for the soil […]
In this, the first of two review papers, we discuss the soil pest problems encountered in […]
This market, close to Huancayo, is busy,even when it’s raining. Germ??n, Juan, Antonio and Rebecca are […]
Comparisons are drawn between the decision-making processes used in the management of two major pests of […]
The assessment of biological aspects or potential constraints related to the adoption of Resource Conserving Technology […]
The purpose of this project was to contribute to poverty reduction by improving the level of […]
The primary purpose of the project was to collate current knowledge on the major pests and […]
Farmers suffer huge crop losses when they don’t recognise pest outbreaks in their crops at an […]
The African armyworm devastates crops and grasslands in eastern and southern Africa. Severe outbreaks catch farmers […]
This video, in English and Bengali with English subtitles, promotes the work of the Global Plant […]
Smallholder farmers need information on plant diseases. Ten plant health clinics (Postas para Plantas) evolved in […]
This report describes the setting up of plant clinics in each of the 13 administrative districts […]
Plant clinics get introduced in Nepal and taking up its momentum with technical guidance and help […]
Perspectives on Pests II contains profiles of research funded by DFID’s Crop Protection Programme between 2000 […]
Monitoring in banana pest management is an important activity for commercial and/or smallholder banana production. It […]
Tiraque is a small town in Bolivia, about two hours from Cochabamba on the road to […]
Between 2000 and 2009, nine plant clinics in three agro-ecological areas of Bolivia (Andes, lowlands and […]
Farmers all have a story to tell to the plant doctors of Bangladesh. Plant doctors have […]
FIT-22 is one of at least six ‘FIT projects’ (to promote technical innovation), funded by DFID-UK, […]
The Purpose of the project was to develop improved methods for the management of priority pests […]
The fact sheets in this collection were written by extension workers, farmers and researchers who attended […]
This project was conducted in Malawi to obtain baseline data on the main pests and diseases […]
The DFID Crop Protection Programme (CPP) has produced a large array of new technologies on weeds, […]
Since 2003, community-based plant health clinics have been established in several developing countries as a new, […]
This book contains 48 fact sheets (in Spanish) written during 4, five-day courses held in October […]
Cob rots are a major cause of crop loss in areas such as western Kenya that […]
The AAS (Agricultural Advisory Society) surveyed farmer knowledge of plant health problems on behalf of the […]
The objective of Project R7942 was to develop a management strategy for the priority pests and […]
This paper examines the impacts of climate change on cassava production in Africa, and questions whether […]