Projects

LTRA-12: Conservation agriculture for food security in Cambodia and the Philippines

Degraded landscapes are expanding annually in Cambodia and the Philippines and decrease agricultural productivity, which in turn heightens food insecurity and exacerbates poverty. This project examines […]

Integrated Pest Management: Science for Agricultural Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

This program addresses pest management issues for selected seasonal and perennial crops. It includes heterogeneous island, coastal, and mountainous ecosystems with highly diverse human societies. In […]

  • Start Date: 2009
  • End Date: 2014
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Regional IPM Program in East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

The Regional Integrated Pest Management Innovation Lab for East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) is developing a shared IPM strategy to improve the productivity of higher […]

West African Regional Consortium for IPM Excellence

Vegetables are a critical source of nutrition and an important cash crop in West Africa. Vegetable crop production in West Africa is subject to constraints including […]

  • Start Date: 2009
  • End Date: 2014
  • Project Code: Not Available
  • Lead University:

IPM CRSP South Asia Regional Program

This project builds on previous investment by expanding efforts in Bangladesh and India, extending and replicating the participatory IPM approach in Nepal, strengthening the network of […]

Ecologically-Based Participatory IPM for Southeast Asia

This project includes research activities in nine research sites in the Philippines and Indonesia. In the Philippines, research focuses on IPM for tomato and eggplant in […]

  • Start Date: 2009
  • End Date: 2014
  • Project Code: Not Available
  • Lead University:

Development and Delivery of Ecologically-Based IPM Packages in Central Asia

The focus of the Central Asia regional IPM program is to break the isolation of this area and build IPM capacity through collaborative and participatory research […]

Abating Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) Damage in Eastern Africa Using Integrated Cultural and Biological Control Measures

Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus), a native plant of tropical and sub-tropical South and North America, is a noxious invasive weed in Eastern Africa. It adversely affects food […]

The International Plant Diagnostic Network: Gateway to IPM Implementation and Enhanced Trade

Prompt and accurate diagnosis of plant diseases and detection of plant pathogens is crucial for integrated crop health management. However, researchers, extension personnel and farmers in […]

Toward the Effective Integrated Pest Management of Plant Disease Caused by Viruses in Developing Countries: Detection and Diagnosis, Capacity Building and Training, and Formulation of IPM Packages

Viral diseases are one of the major constraints to vegetable production.Through this project researchers seek out new approaches to address plant virus diseases transmitted by insect […]

  • Start Date: 2009
  • End Date: 2014
  • Project Code: Not Available
  • Lead University: