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PlantwisePlus in Kenya

Smallholder farming in Kenya is pivotal in the country's agricultural landscape, contributing significantly to food security and rural livelihoods.

PlantwisePlus works with partners to empower farmers to have increased incomes and grow safer and higher-quality food through sustainable approaches to crop production. Key projects in Kenya include the successful release of a biocontrol agent to mitigate the impact of papaya mealybug and training young people in agri-service provision.

Latest blogs

PlantwisePlus Blog

Changing behaviour around pesticide use can make farming safer – here’s how 

PlantwisePlus Blog

New plant clinic and farmer knowledge centre to help boost livelihoods and food security in Taita Taveta County

PlantwisePlus Blog

Digital tools promotion roadmap created with stakeholders in Kenya's Nakuru County

PlantwisePlus Blog

Parasitic wasps play pivotal role in Kenya’s papaya mealybug control

Research and publications

Use of the CABI BioProtection Portal increases awareness of safer plant protection products among farmers and agricultural advisers in Kenya

Type Working paper

Published in Working Paper 29

Language English

Year 2022

The Role of Plantwise in Improving Detection and Action on Pest Situations

Type Book chapter

Published in Chapter 14, pp. 245-251. In: Sustainable Management of Invasive Pests in Africa

Language English

Year 2020

Plantwise: improving food security through better Plant Health System

Type Book chapter

Published in Precision Phytopathology: Frontiers of Science. Published by Fundao de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais e Florestais (FEPAF), Brazil, 187–211

Language English

Year 2019

Focus countries

Bangladesh

PlantwisePlus is working to empower farmers to use more sustainable crop management processes, including the use of a new biocontrol agent to fight fall armyworm.

Woman farmer in Ghana
Ghana

PlantwisePlus activities in Ghana are working to improve extension services for the country’s female farmers.

Pakistan

Key PlantwisePlus projects in Pakistan include the release of a biocontrol agent to safeguard crops from invasive parthenium weed.

Uganda

In Uganda, PlantwisePlus is working with partners to provide training to young people and agro-dealers.

Zambia

In Zambia, PlantwisePlus activities include supporting Zambian farmers manage invasive species such as cassava brown streak disease.

Where we work

PlantwisePlus aims to reach 75 million smallholder farmers in 27 countries. Find out where PlantwisePlus activities are taking place.

Learn more about PlantwisePlus

Delivered through gender-sensitive and climate-resilient approaches, PlantwisePlus is tackling the challenges facing smallholder production through three impact pathways: Pest Preparedness, Pesticide Risk Reduction, and Farmer Advisory.

Pesticide Risk Reduction

Due to increasing plant health threats, more pesticides are used every year around the world. PlantwisePlus recognizes the urgent need to increase the uptake of lower-risk plant protection products by farmers.

Farmer Advisory

The Farmer Advisory pathway is focused on enhancing knowledge and uptake of integrated pest management (IPM) practices through responsive digital advisory tools.

Pest Preparedness

PlantwisePlus supports the development and enhancement of processes that enable countries and regional organizations to quickly and effectively identify, prioritize and respond to pest threats, integrating the latest information on pest distribution and climate change models.