CROPROTECT - web based knowledge exchange for crop protection. Will provide farmers and agronomists with guidance on best-practice for pest, weed and disease management, especially in situations where effective pesticides are not available and alternative approaches are required.

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Rothamsted Research
where knowledge grows
Rothamsted Research
where knowledge grows
CROPROTECT
web based knowledge
exchange for crop
protection

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“High yielding varieties”

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really?

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Promoting
IPM and use
of
alternatives
Reducing risks
and impacts of
pesticide use on
human health
and environment
Development of “Alternatives” is urgently
needed
EC Directive 2009-128

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Development of “Alternatives” is urgently
needed

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CROPROTECT
Better access to info about
crop protection

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Ag extension networks
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CROPROTECT

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Why is it needed?

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EC Directive 2009-128
A framework “Promoting the use of IPM and
of alternative approaches”

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Human health
• Increased affordability of
healthy food such as fruit &
veg
• Less mycotoxin
contamination
Environment
• Reduced losses mean more
food can be produced on
less land with less water
and fertiliser
• More efficient production –
less GHG
Unintended consequences

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New directions for Agriculture in the 21st Century
Royal Society: “There is a pressing need for
the ‘sustainable intensification’ of global
agriculture in which yields are increased
without adverse environmental impact and
without the cultivation of more land”.
Royal Society (2009) Policy document 11/09
A second green revolution which is knowledge intensive rather than
input intensive?

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Information sources
Grower input on their local
crop protection challenges
Information delivery
- solutions relevant to the location &
its specific problems
Information processing +
design of IPM systems
Geographic
information system
Include cropping history
Web portal
Which pests, weeds,
diseases are a problem?
Novel combinations of tactics
New solutions as alternatives to
pesticides
Industry and academic
Identify best practices for
pest management
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CROPROTECT

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Project actions
N D J F MA MJ J A S ON D J F MA MJ J A S ON D J F MA MJ J A S O
Build a network of farmers and agronomists interested
in pioneering the system
Design a user interface through which farmers and
agronomists can enter details (module 1)
Conduct a test run of the system to determine the main
problems faced
Design and build the geographic information system
(module 2)
Build the knowledge bank of potential solutions (module
3)
Determine the best practices for managing specific
pests, weeds and diseases (module 4)
Automate the system so that best practise solutions can
be matched with site specific problems (module 5)
Test run and obtain feedback from pioneer farmers and
agronomists
Optimise and refine the system
Upscale and roll out to farmers and agronomists for the
whole UK with a promotional campaign
2014 2015 2016 2017

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@croprotect

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Partners

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Partners
diseases weeds web

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http://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/croprotect
http://croprotect-dev.rothamsted.ac.uk

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User feedback: pests

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User feedback: weeds

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User feedback: diseases

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Information sources
Grower input on their local
crop protection challenges
Information delivery
- solutions relevant to the location &
its specific problems
Information processing +
design of IPM systems
Geographic
information system
Include cropping history
Web portal
Which pests, weeds,
diseases are a problem?
Novel combinations of tactics
New solutions as alternatives to
pesticides
Industry and academic
Identify best practices for
pest management
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MET data

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Opportunity 6 – geospatial mapping

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Pest, disease and weed data
Crop genotype data
Climate data
Soil data
latitude
datalayers
Opportunity 6 – Combining pest/weed/disease
incidence data and MET data to improve IPM

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http://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/croprotect
http://croprotect-dev.rothamsted.ac.uk

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Sustainable Agriculture Research and Innovation Club (SARIC)