Updated May 13, 2021
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Send MessageSince its launch in 2011, Plantwise has supported over 30 million smallholder farmers across the world with the knowledge they need to lose less of what they grow to pests and diseases, increasing food security and improving rural livelihoods.
Stage 5: Scaling
Focus Areas:
Agriculture
Implemented In:
Bolivia, Bangladesh, Uganda and 30 MoreSEE ALL
30,000,000
Lives Impacted to Date
33
Countries Implemented In
$80,000,000
Funds Raised to Date
Problem
Worldwide, over 500 million smallholder farmers provide food for two-thirds of the earth’s growing population. Yearly, an estimated 40% of crops grown worldwide are lost to pests. If we could reduce crop losses by just 1%, we could potentially feed millions more people. The lack of access to timely, appropriate and actionable extension advice makes it a fundamental challenge for farmers to get the right information at the right time to reduce crop losses.
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Solution
Plantwise is a global programme, which helps farmers lose less of what they grow to plant health problems. Working closely with national agricultural advisory services, we have established a global plant clinic network run by trained plant doctors, where farmers can find practical plant health advice. Plant clinics work just like clinics for human health: farmers visit with samples of their crops, and plant doctors diagnose the problem and make science-based recommendations on ways to manage it.
Milestone
Oct 2019
Recognition ReceivedVERIFIED
ORGANIZATIONSDalberg, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development and 10 more SEE ALLDalberg, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development, Global Affairs Canada, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Bayer Foundation, Global Innovation Fund, United Nations Children's Fund, Fourth Sector Group, Grand Challenges Canada, United Nations Development Programme, Results for Development and Department for International Development SEE LESS
as part of
Million Lives ClubMillion Lives Club
Sep 2019
New Product Or Service
Official launch of two Plantwise educational apps - PestSmart Diagnostic Simulator and Crop Management Simulator; both games deliver and reinforce the diagnostic and management practices learnt when undertaking the Plantwise training modules.
Dec 2018
Lives Impacted
30,000,000
Jan 2005
New Country Implemented In
Uganda and Nicaragua
Jan 2004
New Country Implemented In
Bangladesh
Jan 2003
New Country Implemented In
Bolivia