Plant Doctors facebook group – new innovation by Plantwise Bangladesh
Contributed by Malvika Chaudhary CABI Bangladesh and Madeleine Kaufmann CABI Switzerland We would like to share with you a new innovation by Plantwise Bangladesh. They lately created a “Plant Doctor Facebook Group” having two purposes. On the one hand plant doctors can communicate with each other sharing and exchange information and experience on plant pests…
Developing skills for kitchen gardeners in the Punjab
Contributed by Madeleine Kaufmann, CABI Switzerland, with information from CABI Pakistan. https://vimeo.com/132439159 Agriculture is the mainstay of Pakistan’s economy. It engages nearly half of the country’s workforce and accounts for over 20% of GDP. Together with agro-based products, agriculture contributes 80% of the country’s total export earnings. But despite the economic importance of agriculture, many…
Key decisions regarding pesticides at the Conferences of Parties of the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Contributed by Melanie Bateman, CABI Switzerland In May, the Conferences of Parties of the Rotterdam, Basel and Stockholm Conventions (Triple COPs) met in Geneva, Switzerland. These are the three major international conventions dealing with chemicals and hazardous waste at a global level, and one thing that they do is to list chemicals which the international…
Honduras- Jornada de salud de plantas en Belén, Ocotepeque
Texto escribido por Carlos Barrera, Coordinador de distrito y Doctor de plantas (SENASA Honduras). English summary follows La organización ALDEAS GLOBALES, en el municipio de Belén, Ocotepeque, está apoyando en coordinación con el Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA) y el Centro Internacional de Bio ciencias Agrícolas (CABI), la iniciativa PLANTWISE, atendiendo la Clínica para…
How global hunger distribution has changed over the last 25 years #datavis
The FAO has published its annual report on global hunger statistics. The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015 declares that the number of hungry people in the world has dropped to 795 million – 216 million fewer than in 1990-92, despite a global population increase of 1.9 billion people. The full report can be accessed…
For better plant health in Africa: New strategy receives thumbs up
This week in Douala, Cameroon, the General Assembly of the African Union’s InterAfrican Phytosanitary Council (IAPSC) gave the thumbs up to IAPSC’s new strategic plan. IAPSC Director Dr Jean Gerard Mezui M’Ella thanked all the organisation’s partners who had assisted in the preparation of the plan, especially FAO’s Regional Office for Africa for funding the…
Science Fair at the Triple COPs emphasizes the scientific basis of the major chemical conventions
Contributed by Melanie Bateman, CABI Switzerland Dozens of events, hundreds of partners, and thousands of conversations: the Science Fair at the Triple COPs (Conferences of Parties of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions) underlined the scientific basis for the three major international conventions dealing with chemicals and hazardous waste at a global level.
Wheat production in Pakistan – Producción de trigo en México
Pakistan According to Reuters (source provided by ProMED-mail), farmers from districts southeast of Islamabad in Punjab province have seen their crops affected by unusual weather this year. First affected by hailstorm and now by heavy rain and cold weather, wheat fields of the region have been damaged severely. Some farmers have lost up to 70 %…
Working together for Plantwise in South and West Asia
Representatives for agricultural development from South and West Asia came together for a two-day conference in Bhurban, Pakistan in April to discuss country plans for Plantwise activities. Decision-makers from countries including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and UK, met to share ideas and knowledge of their plant health systems.
Italian news coverage for Plantwise exhibit at Expo Milano 2015
Check out some Italian news coverage about the interactive Plantwise exhibit at Expo Milano 2015! The Plantwise programme is featured at the Swiss pavilion showing visitors how international development programmes, through the support of the Swiss Confederation and public funding are providing solutions for farmers to manage plant health challenges through timely, science-based knowledge. The…