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African biological products to control crop pests & diseases
Transcript of African biological products to control crop pests & diseases
DUDU TECH African biological products to control crop pests & diseases
Barnaba Rotich [email protected]
Dudutech Background • Using biologicals since 2001.
• Why: Resistance, Health & Safety, Residues.
• Using international consultants to build African technology.
• Building a regulatory framework in Kenya and South Africa.
• The success of farming with IPM
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Graph Of Spray Volumes And Insects Applied. Kingfisher Roses.
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Successes
Our footprints..
Trade
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Scope
Research Production Training Sales
Using biological in 2016
• Favourable legislative/policy/social framework
• Knowledge – increasing ecological literacy
• Increased availability and access to appropriate
resources and technology
• Huge pioneering successes (biocontrol of
spidermites and leafminer pest) - proof of viability.
Access to technology and products
Viasi Power: •200 Potato farmers reached
•Our contribution
Trichotech
Mytech
•Support from Feed the Future
grant from USAID
What needs to be improved.
Small scale farmers to benefit;
• Knowledge-training
• Product access-Packaging
• Registrations-cost and regulations
• Trials and demonstration farms-Learning ground
• Distributors-storage