Beyond Implementation of Plant Clinics to Sustainably Strengthen Plant Health Systems in Africa

Plantwise: Beyond Implementation of Plant Clinics to Sustainably Strengthen

Plant Health Systems in Africa

Washington Otieno et al.Regional PW Coordinator for Africa

CABI Africa

The visionNational PHSDImproved vigilance on threats to PHSupport farmers to reduce pest related crop lossesImprove food securityReduce povertyAdapt to climate change

Part of extension service

Free at point of use

Set up at local meeting places

Regularly run

Samples brought by farmers

Diagnosis & advise by ‘prescription’

Plant Clinics

Plant clinic, DR Congo

Data in prescription form”

Example: Plant Clinics in Kenya

>35 clinics

>80 extension staff trained plant doctors

Positive response from: farmers, plant doctors, partners

Demand-driven

MoA developing strategy for scale up

Comprehensive on-line resource

Country and Region homepage

> 10,000 Pest fact sheets

Diagnostic search tool

Pest management guides

Pest mapping and forecasts

Supporting literature

Translating for different languages

Knowledge Bank

Plantwise ‘plant doctors’extension workers

smallholder farmers

knowledge bank

Diagnosis, support, advice

Clinic information:What pests are problems for farmers?Where? Who is coming to clinics?

Dialogue with farmer

Improved, evidence-based extension materials; recommendation guides, monitoring & evaluation tools

Content Partner materials/data

Scientific information and expertise

Clinics People

Clinics > add clinic << CAMS home* denotes a required f ield

Clinic name * (e.g. 'Dundori market clinic'): Nembure market clinic

Country: * District:

County: *

Village/town: Nembure

Nearest main town: *

Clinic code (automatically generated): KY021

Date established:* Frequency:*

Day of the week clinic is held:* Location type:

CABI staff: + add

Advertised via radio and posters at MoA Supervisor: + add

Basic Info

Partners

Reports, Stats

OR Locate on map...

11 / 01 / 2012

Other details (e.g. 'mobile clinic')

SAVESAVE

Basic info

Reports stats

Visits by month at a single clinic

Clinics > Reports & Stats > Nembure market clinic

Visits to clinic by month (2011)

Crops brought in to clinic over past 6 months

Tomato

Banana

Cassava

Coffee

Other

Farmer catchment area

Past month YTD

visits 146 452

repeat visits 87 325

% female 67% 56%

Clinic data management

Potential value to many users

ExtensionResearchPolicy makersAgro-input suppliersRegulators

Stimulates links between actors

Data from Clinics

Strengthening Plant Health System of Countries

Input supply

Research

Farmers

Regulation

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Extension

Plant clinics

Plantwise in 2013

Africa Burkina FasoDR CongoEthiopiaGhanaKenyaMalawiMozambiqueRwandaSierra LeoneTanzaniaUgandaZambia

S, W, Central AsiaPakistanAfghanistanBangladeshIndiaNepalSri Lanka

SE & East AsiaChinaCambodiaVietnam

Caribbean & Central America

NicaraguaHondurasBarbadosGrenadaTrinidad & TobagoSuriname South

America BoliviaPeru

Net income for potato farmers in Bolivia after adopting clinic advice

Key income investments of farmers in Bangladesh resulting from PW approach

Kind of investment% gain

Buying land 9

Children's education 25

Buying a cow13

Planting9

Home improvement21

Growing a crop7

Next Steps in AfricaWhich countries next

Gain experience, learn

Review, plan for scale out

PHSD

Incorporation as part of public funded agriculture extension systems

Integration of modules in curricula of learning institutions

Thank you

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