Current and Emerging Threats to Crops Lab
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The @FeedtheFuture Innovation Lab for Current and Emerging Threats to Crops is led by @penn_state & supported by @USAID .
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https://plantvillage.psu.edu/cetcil 27-10-2021 15:37:04
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The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Current and Emerging Threats to Crops is working with partners and farmers to eradicate banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) disease in Tanzania 👇🏿 youtu.be/txmmBTkehFk
US Ambassador Whitman's visit highlights Current and Emerging Threats to Crops Lab strides against the fall armyworm menace in Kenya. agrilinks.org/post/plantvill…
Incase you missed the 2023 Feed the Future Innovation Labs Regional Partners Meeting held in Nairobi // May 15 - 19, 2023. Conference them: Systemic and Innovative Solutions for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation in Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Systems. youtu.be/jwIq4-Nop1U?si…
In Kenya, the fall armyworm pest can seriously damage maize crops. The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Current and Emerging Threats to Crops aims to mass produce natural enemies to combat the destructive fall pest. Find out more here! [Current and Emerging Threats to Crops Lab] agrilinks.org/post/plantvill…
Partnership between the PlantVillage , IITA , & icipe is scaling research on 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 for battling soil-borne pathogens and enhancing sweet potato yields 🍠 Get insights from PhD student Tracyline Jayo 👇🏽bit.ly/48lkaMq
'Current and Emerging Threats to Crops Lab empowers smallholder farmers to sell natural enemies against fall armyworm in Kenya. Read blog >bit.ly/45P980e Feed the Future USAID
Today from our @usaid Directors Meeting discussing better engagement with Minority Serving Institutes. So great to have Levon Esters at Penn State who brings so much experience to the table. Our Current and Emerging Threats to Crops Lab works very closely with University Maryland Eastern Shore on AI in Ag.
Our Dream Team received official recognition from the Department of Agriculture in Buhigwe district while on a mission with Current and Emerging Threats to Crops Lab to combat the banana bunchy top virus in 🇹🇿 A visit to banana plots revealed the need for clean planting materials for sustainable 🍌 farming.
Our🇹🇿team visited Maua Mazuri in Moshi to plan the distribution of🍌plantlets. Thanks to USAID support, Current and Emerging Threats to Crops Lab will provide 8000 initial seedlings to farmers in Buhigwe, a crucial step to expedite seedling multiplication & boost our fight against Banana Bunchy Top Virus.⏬
Our officers and government officials from National Coffee Research Institute Uganda (NaCORI) paid a visit to the Current and Emerging Threats to Crops Lab lab in Machakos, Kenya, to explore the mass production of #parasitoids. 'PlantVillage intends to expand the project to Uganda to intensify the fight against the fall armyworm. 🇰🇪 🤝 🇺🇬
Farmer Agnes Wema from Matungulu Ward in Machakos County, Kenya, is winning the battle against fall armyworms with #biocontrol. After the first release of parasitoids on her farm, her two-week-old maize is thriving, free from infestation. – With Current and Emerging Threats to Crops Lab
Director David Hughes and USAID Kenya officials had a wonderful experience exploring the mass production of #parasitoids at our Current and Emerging Threats to Crops Lab lab in Busia County 🇰🇪. Hats off to our Dream Team expert scientists for their role in the efforts in combating the fall armyworm.
Researcher Oumarou Dianda from the Institute of Environment and Agricultural Research joined experts at the Intl. Congress of Plant Pathology in Lyon, France! Explore Dianda's Current and Emerging Threats to Crops Lab paper on dieback management, vital for Burkina Faso's mango industry. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Farmers in Kenya are adopting the use of natural enemies to control fall armyworm. Thanks to the generous support of USAID through Current and Emerging Threats to Crops Lab projects. Check out this feature on the Daily Nation Kenya📰
Emil Vásquez delivered an insightful session at Zamorano Investiga 2023! She detailed a Current and Emerging Threats to Crops Lab funded project in Honduras, demonstrating how #farmers effectively used International Potato Center hand held descision support tool to optimize fungicide spraying for #potato late blight.
#Farmer Olivia's triumph over potato late blight is a testament to innovation! Read her inspiring journey and discover how a low-tech tool from International Potato Center is revolutionizing #potato farming in Honduras, all thanks to the generous support of USAID 🔗plantvillage.psu.edu/cetcil/blog/30…
The #FeedtheFuture newsletter features #foodsecurity news from partners : USAID Guatemala, Millennium Challenge Corporation, DFCgov, Dept. of Agriculture, Current and Emerging Threats to Crops Lab, CGIAR, CIMMYT and more. Read the our first newsletter of 2024: ow.ly/pl7c50QAk6O
PlantVillage is #AI software used by Food and Agriculture Organization to tackle pests such as the desert locust, fall armyworm, and red palm weevil—and now, it is leading the fight against the banana bunchy top virus in Tanzania. Learn more. #CropPests Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring Gates Foundation agrilinks.org/post/plantvill…