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Plantwise: a potential extension approach fostering uptake of biopesticides

Published: December, 2017

Book chapter

Malvika Chaudhary, Manju Thakur

This publication represents a comprehensive overview of microbial pesticide production, registration, regulation and use in South Asia. It contains the papers and proceedings of the regional expert consultation on ” Facilitating Microbial Pesticide Use in Agriculture in South Asia” was held at ICAR National Bureau of Agriculture Insect Resources, Bengalore, India from 21-23 August 2017.

Plantwise: a potential extension approach fostering uptake of biopesticides

Type Book chapter

Published in Facilitating Microbial Pesticide Use in Agriculture in South Asia. Wickramaarachchi, W.A.R.T., Chaudhary, M., Patil, J. (Eds.) SAARC Agriculture Centre, Bangladesh, 154-162

Language English

Year 2017

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Plantwise

Worldwide, over 500 million smallholder farmers provide food for two-thirds of the earth’s growing population. Achieving a zero hunger world by 2030 depends on increasing the productivity of these smallholder farmers – but their crops face a significant threat. Yearly, an estimated 40% of crops grown worldwide are lost to pests. If we could reduce crop losses by just 1%, we could potentially feed millions more people. The lack of access to timely, appropriate and actionable extension advice makes it a fundamental challenge for farmers to get the right information at the right time to reduce crop losses.

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