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PlantwisePlus in Zambia

In Zambia, smallholder farmers contribute significantly to food production, growing crops such as maize, cassava, sorghum and millet, groundnuts, and soya beans.

However, crop pests and diseases, such as fall armyworm and cassava brown streak disease, pose an ever-present challenge. PlantwisePlus supports Zambian farmers in managing invasive species such as cassava brown streak disease, which has seen affected regions report substantial losses.

Latest blogs

PlantwisePlus Blog

Successful on-farm trials using Metarhizium rileyi in Zambia

PlantwisePlus Blog

CABI’s communications campaign aids the fight against Cassava Brown Streak Disease in Zambia

PlantwisePlus Blog

How can Metarhizium be used to address pests and diseases?

PlantwisePlus Blog

First Regional Pest Risk Analysis Workshop for SADC Member States held in Zambia

Research and publications

Can plant clinics enhance judicious use of pesticides? Evidence from Rwanda and Zambia

Type Journal article

Published in Food Policy, 101, 102073

Language English

Year 2021

Cassava Brown Streak Disease Evidence Note 2022

Type Evidence note

Language English

Year 2022

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.

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.

Uganda

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

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.