The United Nation's declaration of 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health underscores the crucial role of crop protection in achieving the sustainable development goals. In this article, we analyse the gendered impacts of plant clinics-an innovative extension approach that aims to help...
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Tambo, J. A.; Matimelo, M.; Ndhlovu, M.; Mbugua, F.; Phiri, N.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
World Development (Oxford), 2021, 145,
Background: The Fall Army Worm (FAW) radio campaign was implemented between November 2018 and April 2019 in key maize growing areas and locations with reported high severity of fall armyworm as identified by national stakeholders. We evaluated the effectiveness of radio mass extension campaign in...
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Rware, H.; Kansiime, M. K.; Mugambi, I.; Onyango, D.; Tambo, J. A.; Banda, C. M.; Phiri, N. A.; Chipabika, G.; Matimelo, M.; Chaaba, D. K.; Davis, T.; Godwin, J.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2021, 2, 32,
Since its emergence in Africa in 2016, fall armyworm (FAW) has spread rapidly and poses a severe threat to the food security and livelihood of millions of smallholder farmers in the continent. Using survey data from Ghana and Zambia, we examined FAW prevention and control methods implemented by...
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Tambo, J. A.; Day, R. K.; Lamontagne-Godwin, J.; Silvestri, S.; Beseh, P. K.; Oppong-Mensah, B.; Phiri, N. A.; Matimelo, M.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of Pest Management, 2020, 66, 4, pp 298-310
Purpose: This paper explores the information sharing between farmers clustered around a formal plant health information source, using six case studies of plant clinics in China and Zambia. Design/methodology/approach: A survey was carried out with 327 farmers; six plant doctors were interviewed and ...
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Danielsen, S.; Mur, R.; Kleijn, W.; Wan Min; Zhang Yue; Phiri, N.; Chulu, B.; Zhang Tao; Posthumus, H.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2020, 26, 3, pp 269-289
BACKGROUND: This paper documents farmer perceptions and management practices for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiderda J.E. Smith), providing a baseline for the development of sustainable pest management strategies. RESULTS: 91% of farmers correctly identified fall armyworm, and reported it as the...
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Kansiime, M. K.; Mugambi, I.; Rwomushana, I.; Nunda, W.; Lamontagne-Godwin, J.; Rware, H.; Phiri, N. A.; Chipabika, G.; Ndlovu, M.; Day, R.
Publisher
Wiley, Chichester, UK
Citation
Pest Management Science, 2019, 75, 10, pp 2840-2850
This study explores how communication and its technical content shape farmers' response to advice delivered at plant clinics. Thirty-six farmers who visited a plant clinic in one of three countries (Malawi, Costa Rica and Nepal) were given at least one diagnosis of a plant health problem and up to...
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Bentley, J. W.; Danielsen, S.; Phiri, N.; Tegha, Y. C.; Nyalugwe, N.; Neves, E.; Hidalgo, E.; Abhishek Sharma; Vinod Pandit; Sharma, D. R.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2018, 16, 2, pp 187-200
Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora) is of great economic importance to Uganda. However, its production is recently impeded by the ambrosia twig borer Xylosandrus compactus. A survey was conducted in 10 randomly selected districts in the main Robusta coffee-growing regions of mid-eastern, central and...
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Egonyu, J. P.; Mukasa, Y.; Ogari, I.; Ahumuza, G.; Hakiza, G.; Olal, S.; Phiri, N.; Ritchie, B.
Publisher
Entomological Society of Southern Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Citation
African Entomology, 2017, 25, 2, pp 311-318
The appearance of fall armyworm (FAW; Spodoptera frugiperda) in Africa has caused much consternation. The UK Department for International Development commissioned CABI to compile an evidence note, which was published by CABI in September 2017. This paper is a summary of the evidence note, which...
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Day, R.; Abrahams, P.; Bateman, M.; Beale, T.; Clottey, V.; Cock, M.; Colmenarez, Y.; Corniani, N.; Early, R.; Godwin, J.; Gomez, J.; Moreno, P. G.; Murphy, S. T.; Oppong-Mensah, B.; Phiri, N.; Pratt, C.; Silvestri, S.; Witt, A.
Publisher
Research Information Ltd, Burnham, UK
Citation
Outlooks on Pest Management, 2017, 28, 5, pp 196-201
The coffee twig borer (Xylosandrus compactus Eichhoff) is an economically important pest of Robusta coffee in Uganda. In this study, a formicid ant, Plagiolepis sp., found in X. compactus galleries at the National Coffee Research Institute in 2014, was evaluated for potential to provide biological...
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Egonyu, J. P.; Baguma, J.; Ogari, I.; Ahumuza, G.; Kyamanywa, S.; Kucel, P.; Kagezi, G. H.; Erbaugh, M.; Phiri, N.; Ritchie, B. J.; Wagoire, W. W.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Biological Control, 2015, 91, pp 42-46
In March and June 2013, maize plants showing signs of maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease symptoms were observed in the Northern Province of Rwanda. The diseased samples were brought to the laboratory and analysed. The causal pathogens were identified as Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) and...
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Adams, I. P.; Harju, V. A.; Hodges, T.; Hany, U.; Skelton, A.; Rai, S.; Deka, M. K.; Smith, J.; Fox, A.; Uzayisenga, B.; Ngaboyisonga, C.; Uwumukiza, B.; Rutikanga, A.; Rutherford, M.; Ricthis, B.; Phiri, N.; Boonham, N.
Publisher
British Society for Plant Pathology, Reading, UK
Citation
New Disease Reports, 2014, 29, pp 22