Agriculture is the main economic activity in Least Developed Countries (LDC). It contributes about 30-60% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 2/3 of these countries and employs 60-90% of the labor force (FAO, 2016). Food production is the main sub-sector…
Neem, Azadirachta indica is native to Africa. In Ghana, it grows to 12-24 m high at altitudes between 50 and 100 m with 130 mm of sufficient rainfall per annum for its normal growth. Neem is used in India and…
Using botanical pesticide extracts for insect pest management is a known and scientifically proven less cost and environmentally benign crop protection option for small scale farming communities. Looking at its sustainability in crop pest management, the scope of activities need…
In Tanzania, agriculture is the major economic sector employing more than 75% of the population, with the majority being smallholder farmers. I am also from a family where 100% of our livelihood depends on agriculture, specifically crop production. I am…
Crop damage due to insect pests is estimated be over 60 billion United States dollars annually. Entomopathogenic fungi are lethal pathogens of insect pests. They are occur naturally in soils and some occur as plant endophytes. Recent research indicates that…
Cassava is the third largest source of carbohydrate in the world, coming behind only rice and maize. It is a staple crop that feeds at least 300 million Africans alone and is being commercialized heavily these days because of its…
In Ghana, there is a growing concern among some conventional and organic vegetable farmers about the destruction of their crops by soil-borne pathogens/diseases such as bacterial wilt, fusarium wilt, and root-knot nematodes. The situation is even worse among subsistence farmers…
Although the Malawian economy is agro-based with more than 85% of the labor force employed in agriculture, there is still a lack, in both quantity and quality, of crop products. This is in part due to high infestation of pests…
My innovation idea on sustainable crop protection is titled “Developing a holistic crop protection management approach: A case study of Tomato in Arusha, Tanzania”. I propose a holistic crop protection approach whereby pest scouting is key and of paramount important…
I'm in my final year at Makerere University and have combined my knowledge and skills inthe area of crop production, education, protection and productivity to develop an organic plant tea fertilizer. Organic plant tea fertilizer is a fertilizer derived from…
