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Subject: [SANET-MG] Plantwise initiative
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:43:38 +0000
From: Anton Doroszenko <a.doroszenko@CABI.ORG>
To: SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU

Hi All,

Sanetters may like to hear about the Plantwise initiative 
(http://www.plantwise.org/) led by the not-for-profit science-based 
development and information organization CABI (http://www.cabi.org ), 
which aims to empower farmers in the poorest rural areas of the world by 
providing them with practical advice backed by the latest research. The 
aim is not just to help the farmers grow more but to lose less.

The 'How far have we got?' section of the home page is impressive given 
that the project is less than 2 years old:

<QUOTE>"We have built a fully working prototype of the knowledge bank, 
containing detailed pest distribution maps, diagnostic facility and 
treatment support. We have already helped establish over 147 plant 
clinics in 14 countries and are running pilots in 5 more countries. 
These clinics have helped over 100,000 smallholder farmers and their 
families. We have brought together over 60 local partners and 7 
international partners to make the clinic programme and the knowledge 
bank a reality. We have initial funds of $11 million from our donors 
DFID (UK Department for International Development) and SDC (Swiss Agency 
for Development and Cooperation). This is just the beginning. This is a 
new initiative, barely 2 years old and we have plans to help millions 
more farmers and researchers access the knowledge they need to improve 
food security and people's lives."<UNQUOTE>

The Plantwise project manager, Margo Leach, says "we are keen to receive 
feedback to help shape forward development. Feedback can be sent to 
plantwise@cabi.org<mailto:plantwise@cabi.org>."

Plantwise are actively looking for more donors and are keen to develop 
clinic partners, content partners and leadership partners. Contact 
details are here: http://www.plantwise.org/default.aspx?site=234&page=4310


Regards,

Anton


Anton Doroszenko
Thesaurus Manager
CABI Head Office
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Wallingford
Oxfordshire
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United Kingdom

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problems in agriculture and the environment



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