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29 January, 2024

African smallholder farmers benefit from reduced crop losses and higher…

A newly published review of the CABI-led Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) project shows that smallholder farmers in four African countries who…
28 September, 2023

Early warning pest alerts and Integrated Pest Management advice contributes…

Smallholder maize farmers in Ghana provided with early warning pest alerts and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) advice about the fall…
7 July, 2023

CABI’s expertise in digital data highlighted at Kenya meeting to…

CABI’s expertise in digital data and development has been highlighted at a meeting in Kenya convened to identify ways in…
26 April, 2022

CABI highlights digital technology to assist global food security efforts…

CABI has highlighted the use of digital technology to help assist global food security efforts at the 5th Africa Agri Expo…
9 November, 2021

Benefits of Pest Risk Information Service highlighted at CODATA Virtual…

The benefits of the CABI-led Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) in helping smallholder farmers mitigate crop pests outbreaks, thereby boosting…
2 November, 2021

Successful PRISE-FRT radio campaign promotes IPM to farmers in Malawi

The PRISE project has carried out a successful radio and SMS campaign targeting maize, tomato and bean smallholder farmers in…
29 September, 2021

Data and farming innovations aid crop pest risk prediction and…

Novel Solutions in the form of pest risk alert systems now present a unique opportunity for low-income countries to better…
9 July, 2021

Digital extension campaign helps farmers to manage fall armyworm in…

An SMS campaign to promote awareness of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) and mitigation measures, which was carried out in four…
4 November, 2020

PRISE-PAD Fall Armyworm SMS Alert Pilot

During the 2019 short rains season in Kenya, PRISE partnered with Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) to provide maize farmers…
14 August, 2020

PRISE is seeking partners in dissemination and crowdsourcing

The Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) has published request for proposals (RFP) for partners in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia….
9 July, 2020

How COVID-19 impacted PRISE activities in Ghana: The solution of…

The COVID-19 crisis around the world has hit the most vulnerable communities hardest, with widespread fear that disruptions to farming…
25 June, 2020

PRISE pest alerts mean farmers and advisors have more time…

By Harrison Rware, Fredrick Mbugua, and Frances Williams An estimated 40% of the world’s crops are lost to pests impacting…
19 May, 2020

PRISE pays dividends with farmers in Kenya heeding vital pest…

Sixty percent of farmers who took part in a pilot SMS service run by Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) and Precision Agriculture for…
9 March, 2020

Five, four, three, two, one – blast off! Students keep…

Around 250 students from the University of Nairobi, Manguo Secondary School and Visa Oshwal Primary School were part of a 400-strong…
21 January, 2020

Space-age pest monitoring features at UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020

The CABI-led Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE), which uses space-age technology to provide farmers with an early warning of potentially devastating pest…