lose less, feed more working together to help 5 million farmers lose less and feed more
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LOSE LESS, FEED MOREwww.plantwise.org
Working together
to help 5 million
farmers lose less and
feed more
Food Security faces the Perfect Storm
Over 1 billion people are already going hungry
A growing population – 9 billion by 2050
Water and energy scarcity
Climate change
Increased trade and travel
Current fight against pest and diseases“Insect vectors, pests and diseases are moving extremely fast and we have frankly no grip whatsoever over what they might do in the next 20/30 years.”
Janice Jiggins,Wageningen University
Agriculture is key to development
Those most at risk from food insecurity are often smallholder farmers - producers of food
40% of the food grown is lost to pests and diseases
For every 1% reduction in losses we feed 25 million more people
The key to success in knowledge
By 2015 five million more farmers will have access to the knowledge they need to feed their families and lift themselves out of poverty
Our vision
Works to solve problems in agriculture and the environment
100 years of experience
46 member countries
88 countries in which we have projects
360 staff across the world
100 scientific papers
9 million abstracts
CABI bridges the gap between research and the farmer
CABI
Plantwise is a unique system that delivers knowledge into the hands of smallholder farmers to help them protect their crops and increase their yields
Our solution
Demand drivenFree of chargeLocalFully trained plant doctorsOn the spot diagnosisPractical, affordable, treatment recommendationBack-up diagnostic service
Plantwise clinics
PlantwiseDiagnostic labsNational and regional governmentsExtension servicesInput suppliers
Integrated plant health system
Accurate and up-to-date knowledge to the farmers
Work with local partners to recruit plant doctorsProvide initial and on-going high quality trainingAccess to a knowledge bank
constantly updatedfact sheetspest distribution data
Improving lives in Bangladesh
95% of the farmers earned extra income by adopting the Plantwise recommendations
Farmers spent the additional money on:
Children's education (25%) Home improvement (21%)Buying a cow (13%)Planting (9%)Buying land (9%)Growing a crop (7%)Agriculture (5%)Other (11%)
Where are we now?
Over 147 Plantwise clinics in 11 countriesPilot clinics in 4 more countriesFully working prototype of a knowledge bank, containing:
Pest distribution mapsDiagnostic facilityTreatment support
Over 100,000 smallholder farmers and their families60 local partners 7 international partners$11 million initial funding from our donors DFID and SDC
$50 million over next four years$5 million in next six months
150+ new clinicsFully active knowledge bank500,000+ smallholder farmers and their families
Our goal
Help farmers and their familieslose less and feed more
Thank you
Caroline McNamaraExecutive Director, Commercial
LOSE LESS, FEED MOREwww.plantwise.org