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LOSE LESS, FEED MORE www.plantwise.org
Role of Plantwise in disease detection and
knowledge dissemination
Shaun Hobbs,
Global Director, Knowledge Bank
FAO - December 2014
CABI’s mission
CABI improves people’s lives
worldwide by providing
information and applying
scientific expertise to solve
problems in agriculture and the
environment
We work on behalf of 48 member countries
Global reach
We have 350+ staff across 21 locations worldwide
UK 208 Netherlands 3 Switzerland 27 Bulgaria 1 USA 3
Trinidad & Tobago 4
Kenya 37
Hungary 1 Serbia 1
Cameroon 1
India 18
Ghana 5 Uganda 1 Ethiopia 1
Australia 1
Malaysia 13
China 6
Pakistan 51
Brazil 2
Costa Rica 1
Chile 1
Lose less, feed more
A global programme led by
CABI working with partners
worldwide
Supporting smallholder
farmers with accessible,
practical knowledge, so they
can help themselves to lose
less of what they grow to crop
pests
Through
National networks of plant
clinics established to provide
regular advice to farmers
Linkages between key actors
in a plant health system,
including extension, research,
regulation and input supply
Knowledge bank for pest
diagnosis, treatment,
distribution, and data
management.
PW Implementation 2014
Africa
DR Congo
Kenya
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Tanzania
Uganda
Ghana
Ethiopia
Malawi
Burkina Faso
Zambia
Mozambique
South Asia
Bangladesh
India
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Central &
West Asia
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Souteast Asia
Cambodia
Vietnam
Thailand
Myanmar
East Asia
China Caribbean & Central
America
Nicaragua
Honduras
Costa Rica
Barbados
Grenada
Trinidad & Tobago
Suriname South
America
Bolivia
Peru
Brazil (CABI member countries in red)
Free at the point of use
Set up at local meeting
places, such as
markets
Farmers bring a
sample into the plant
clinic
They receive a
diagnosis and a
‘prescription’ from the
plant doctor giving
practical treatment
advice
How the clinics work
Plant clinic, DR Congo
‘plant doctors’
(extension/plant protection staff)
Farmers
Plantwise
knowledge
bank
Diagnosis,
support, advice
“Intelligence”:
What crops,
pests are being
seen?
Dialogue with
farmer, collect
key information
Improved,
evidence-based
extension
materials; pest
alerts; support
tools
Partner
materials/data
Scientific information
and expertise
Information flow
Open Access pest information Available in many languages
Each Plantwise country with its own homepage Each CABI Member Country with its own homepage Each EPPO Country with its own homepage
Technical Factsheets
Factsheets for Farmers
Partner Factsheets
Maps of pest distribution
Partner data from CIAT
Access controlled area Data training Clinic data: Recording Collating Analysing
Factsheet app available for Android on Google Play.
National data validation and analysis workshops WHO
Quarantine, Pesticides Board, Ministry, Universities, Research
Institute
KEY MESSAGES
Potential new pest – needs confirmation by NPPO
Pest distribution information, e.g. banana cigar end rot, MLND
General survey of pests – helps update national pest list
Reviews pesticide use levels on key crops.
Develop safer and more effective nematode treatments
Feedback to plant doctors on diagnosis and advice
Joint IPPC/FAO Plantwise meetings in East and West Africa WHO
Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Ghana, Sierra
Leone: NPPOs, extension, research universities
IPPC, IAPC, FAO, Plantwise
KEY MESSAGES
Need to share information among countries
PW activities and data can support the NPPO activities through:
Linking stakeholders in Plant Health System
Pest reporting
Pest risk analysis
List of regulated pests
Providing information on pesticide use and regulation
LOSE LESS, FEED MORE www.plantwise.org
Ministry of Agriculture,
People’s Republic of
China
Thank you We wish to acknowledge the support of our donors, as well as our national and international partners who make Plantwise possible