Meet Lumbani Benedicto Banda, a PhD student with the MaDiPHS project at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), where he also teaches. In this film, he shares what motivated him to apply for the MaDiPHS Scholarship and talks about his research on cassava mosaic disease and the whitefly that spreads it.
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Meet Nzeru Bradson Lihoma, a master’s student in irrigation engineering at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR). As a MaDiPHS Scholarship awardee, he shares what inspired him to apply, his research on the dynamics of fall armyworm in Malawian maize, and how his work aims to support farmers across the country.
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CABI has delivered a three-day refresher technical training workshop in Malawi aimed at encouraging greater effective data management practices as part of the Malawi Digital Plant Health Service (MaDiPHS) project. Read more at CABI.org Photo by IITA
Partners of the Malawi Digital Plant Health Services (MaDiPHS) conducted field visits to witness firsthand the impactful work being carried out by PlantVillage. The visits highlighted the vital role of field officers and digital tools like the PlantVillage app, which is central in the development of MaDiPHS.
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In this video, PlantVillage Malawi—an implementing partner of the Malawi Digital Plant Health Services (DPHS) initiative—sets up an AI Observatory at the Department of Agricultural Extension Services. This state-of-the-art digital platform equips agricultural officers with real-time data on crop pests and diseases, gathered through nationwide surveys. By enabling faster, data-driven responses, the AI Observatory boosts
NIBIO’s Director of research Per Stålnacke says combating pests and diseases in crops is vital for food security, as 40-50% of crops are lost globally. If we can decrease losses, it will have positive impact on food production. That means the project Malawi Digital Plant Health Service (MaDiPHS) is very important both to Malawi, but
Access to reliable information is a major barrier for farmers in Malawi striving to maintain healthy crops. To address this, the MaDiPHS project is harnessing innovative methods to share vital plant health knowledge in local languages to ensure farmers can access information on protecting crops also in remote areas. Photo by Siri Elise Dybdal. Read more
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The FAIR Process Framework is a resource created by CABI for mainstreaming responsible data sharing and managing practices across investments. It is being implemented in the Malawi Digital Plant Health Service (MaDiPHS) project in Malawi to promote responsible and FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data sharing across work packages and partners. In the MaDiPHS project, partners
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Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing and smartphones are being used in Malawi national-level plant health project to track pests, climate change stressors, and provide advice to farmers. Modern advanced technology has various uses in many sectors, including agriculture. Plant health is one of the areas in agriculture that is utilising technology such as AI
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