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African smallholder farmers benefit from reduced crop losses and higher incomes from a novel alert service

A newly published review of the CABI-led Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) project shows that smallholder farmers in four...

29/01/2024

Smallholder maize farmers in Ghana provided with early warning pest alerts and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) advice about the fall...

28/09/2023

CABI’s expertise in digital data and development has been highlighted at a meeting in Kenya convened to identify ways in which Earth...

07/07/2023

CABI has highlighted the use of digital technology to help assist global food security efforts at the 5th Africa Agri Expo 2022...

26/04/2022

The benefits of the CABI-led Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) in helping smallholder farmers mitigate crop pests outbreaks, thereby...

09/11/2021

The PRISE project has carried out a successful radio and SMS campaign targeting maize, tomato and bean smallholder farmers in Malawi. In...

02/11/2021

Novel Solutions in the form of pest risk alert systems now present a unique opportunity for low-income countries to better predict, prevent...

29/09/2021

An SMS campaign to promote awareness of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) and mitigation measures, which was carried out in four...

09/07/2021

During the 2019 short rains season in Kenya, PRISE partnered with Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) to provide maize farmers with...

04/11/2020

The Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) has published request for proposals (RFP) for partners in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia. PRISE...

14/08/2020