PlantwisePlus Blog

As 2025 comes to a close, we’ve tallied the numbers to reveal the top 10 most read blogs on the PlantwisePlus Blog this year, plus a few firm favourites! Our most read blogs feature voices from those benefiting from our work, as well as crop pest guides, digital tools, and invasive species management, highlighting the impactful work we do with smallholder farmers and rural communities.

Did any of your favourites make the most-read list this year?

Number 1

By Eunice Murathe

Youth leading Africa’s food future: Meet Mary Mueni, a young Kenyan at the forefront of agribusiness innovation

Number 2

By Laura Hollis

5 common chilli pests and diseases

Number 3

By Kevin Muraguri

The spray service provider using CABI digital tools to transform his business

Number 4

By Elizabeth King

Using chilli pepper extract to manage insect pests

Number 5

By Laura Hollis and Yelitza Colmenarez

In pictures: Tackling Croton scale in Grenada  

Number 6

By Emily Skivington and Manfred Grossrieder

How does crop rotation help keep pest populations in control? 

Number 7

By Emily Skivington

10 common wheat pests and diseases 

Number 8

By Elizabeth King

Managing mango mealybugs

Number 9

By Kevin Muraguri and Maureen Njenga

Meet Florence Malemba, the virtual plant doctor reaching more farmers through video

Number 10

By Donna Hutchinson

How agro-dealer training in Uganda is reducing pesticide risks and making farming safer

Firm favourites

Most read articles from the archives that blog readers love:

Common papaya disorders: A comprehensive guide by Lizzie King

The continuing struggle for onion farmers in the Philippines by Donna Hutchinson

4 pests and diseases of maize by Laura Hollis

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