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Showcase 8: Pheromone traps help save cowpea.

This series of two-page brief highlights some of the new technologies and processes available, in order […]
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Remote sensing of rainfall by satellite as an aid to Oedaleus senegalensis (Orthoptera: Acrididae) control in the Sahel

The Senegalese grasshopper, Oedaleus senegalensis (Krauss) (Orthoptera: Acrididae), is a major grasshopper pest of subsistence crops […]
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Promoting dudus through the private sector

The Kenyan horticulture sector is now the country’s second-highest earner of foreign exchange. Unlike many other […]
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Promoting adoption of integrated pest management in vegetable production – Final Technical Report

This project focussed on dissemination of information on vegetable pest management, including that generated by projects […]
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Village forecasting of armyworm outbreaks saves crops

Farmers suffer huge crop losses when they don’t recognise pest outbreaks in their crops at an […]
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Controlling insect pests in stored grain

Insects damage huge amounts of harvested grain in sub-Saharan Africa, causing serious losses for smallholder farmers […]
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Community-based army worm forecasting saves crops

The African armyworm devastates crops and grasslands in eastern and southern Africa. Severe outbreaks catch farmers […]
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Pheromone traps help save cowpea – Validated RNRRS Output

This is one of 280 summaries describing key outputs from the projects run by DFID’s 10-year […]
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Pests and poverty: the continuing need for crop protection research

The UK Department for International Development’s White Paper and Strategies for Achieving the International Development Targets1 […]
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New techniques help get rid of unwelcome guests – Validated RNRRS Output

This is one of 280 summaries describing key outputs from the projects run by DFID’s 10-year […]
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Improving information on rice pests and diseases in Bangladesh – Validated RNRRS Output

This is one of 280 summaries describing key outputs from the projects run by DFID’s 10-year […]
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Forecasts prevent crop damage by migrant pests in southern Africa – Validated RNRRS Output

This is one of 280 summaries describing key outputs from the projects run by DFID’s 10-year […]
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Farmers who learn together, grow together

Most households in the small-scale farming sector in Zimbabwe live in poverty due to declining crop […]
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Farmers’ friends – recognition and conservation of natural enemies of vegetable pests

Written for extension staff and other agricultural trainers in Zimbabwe, this richly illustrated field guide will […]
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Establishment of satellite ICOSAMP systems and improved migrant pest reporting network

This project has contributed to the building of national capacity and pest management strategies in each […]
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Ecology and management of rice hispa (Dicladispa armigera) in Bangladesh. Final Technical Report.

The rice hispa, Dicladispa armigera, (Colecoptera: Chrysomelidae) is a serious pest of rice in Bangladesh and […]
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Conducting ethnobotanical surveys: an example from Ghana on the plants used for the protection of stored cereals and pulses
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Bringing back bananas

Although Uganda is the world’s second-largest producer of bananas, productivity has declined markedly over the last […]
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A farmer’s guide to harmful and helpful insects in eggplant fields

This pictorial guide contains information on the major insect and mite pests causing damage to eggplant in South […]
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IPM Learning and Practicing Guide on Farmer-to-Farmer Dissemination of Bean IPM Technologies: Approach, Processes and Tools

This guide was required by CIAT Africa office as a tool for Bean Integrated Pest Management […]
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Pest and Disease Management: Cameroon

Tjs presentation is targeted on the promotion of sustainable arabica production in the Northwest Region of […]
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Status and Strategic Research Challenges in Cocoa and Coffee Pest Management

Pests and diseases are key constraints to both coffee and cocoa production. I cannot, in the […]
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Integrated pest management of coffee for small-scale farmers in East Africa: needs and limitations

Coffee in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) is an important cash and export crop for […]
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Coffee pest and disease management options for smallholders in Malawi

The main source of income for up to 9000 smallholders in northern Malawi is coffee, yields […]