2020 Convention session – Disease Crop Modeling Advances & Challenges for Large-Scale Simulation Studies
This session by the Crop Modeling Community of Practice aired live at the virtual 2020 CGIAR Convention on Big Data in Agriculture.
Mapping Global Cropland Connectivity for Managing Crop Pest and Disease Risks
A new study by researchers at several CGIAR Centers applies geospatial network analysis on global cropland and crop mapping datasets, including IFPRI’s MapSPAM, for evaluating the global networks of cropland connectivity for key vegetatively propagated crops.
Wheat blast and rust disease forecasts are arriving direct to farmer’s phones
An early warning system set to deliver wheat disease predictions directly to farmers’ phones is being piloted in Bangladesh and Nepal by interdisciplinary researchers.
The Bots Are Here—and They’re Protecting Our Crops
Armed with AI-equipped smartphones, African farmers should be able to detect and deal with potato viruses before they get out of hand.