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Community LevelCrop Disease SurveillanceQuick Win ProjectHein Bouwmeester, Fen Beed, Whitney Gantt8/6/2010

Community Level Crop Disease Surveillance Project Objective: Assess the feasibility of a participatory GIS-enabled plant diagnostics network (and the potential of mobile technologies) to provide a blueprint for how a range of agriculture-focused field organizations can collect data, explain events, predict outcomes, and adapt and refine strategies with more accurate, cost-efficient, and timely information.

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Three banana disease pose a serious threat to food security and the livelihoods of millions of farmers in East Africa:

Panama Disease (also known as Fusarium Wilt)

Economic evaluations of the impact of banana bacteria wilt (BBW) reported annual losses of between $70 to $200 million USD for Uganda alone ,[object Object]

When: GF: Brings network of village-level intermediaries (CKWs) + mobile technologies (GPS units and handsets with the capacity to gather real-time data) and disseminate results and recommendations in rural areas. IITA: Brings expert advice on banana disease identification, prevention, and control to farmers, gives trainings and does GIS analysis that illustrates how disease characteristics and farmer behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge interact.

Diagram of workflow Bidirectional, immediate communication between science (disease diagnosis and control) and practice (grower’s observations and needs) CKW ,[object Object]

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