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PlantwisePlus in Uganda

In Uganda, agriculture is a core sector of the economy and the largest employer. However, farmers in Uganda face various social and environmental challenges – such as the spread of invasive species, crop pests and diseases which affect yields and livelihoods.

PlantwisePlus is harnessing the latest technology to empower farmers with the information and skills to mitigate potentially devastating crop pests and diseases more readily. Key PlantwisePlus activities in Uganda include youth and agro-dealer training.

Latest blogs

PlantwisePlus Blog

Plant clinics showcased at Harvest Money Expo in Uganda to help empower the country’s young smallholder farmers

PlantwisePlus Blog

Can Uganda's agro-dealers become champions of sustainable pest control?

PlantwisePlus Blog

Youth Skills Day: empowering and supporting young people in agriculture

PlantwisePlus Blog

Empowering young men and women through agricultural skilling in Uganda

Research and publications

A review of some aspects of Uganda’s crop agriculture: Challenges and opportunities for diversified sector output and food security

Type Working paper

Published in Working Paper 26

Language English

Year 2021

Effects of Plant Health Rallies on Farmers’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Uganda

Type Working paper

Published in Working Paper 22

Language English

Year 2021

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

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.

Kenya

Key projects in Kenya include the successful release of a biocontrol agent to mitigate the impact of papaya mealybug.

Pakistan

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

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.