<p>A newly published review of the CABI-led <a href="https://prise.org/about/#:~:text=PRISE%20models%20risk%20to%20crop,to%20growers%20in%20particular%20regions.">Pest Risk Information Service</a> (PRISE) project shows that smallholder farmers in four African countries who received pest alerts created using earth observation data benefitted from reduced crop losses and higher incomes compared to farmers who did not.</p>
<p>This review is a keystone paper that brings together six years of work on PRISE. The highlight of the review, published in the <em>Journal of Integrated Pest Management</em>, shows that smallholder farmers in four African countries really benefit from the service.</p>
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A dialogue to enhance awareness of communities on norms, socio-cultural behaviour and practices preventing women farmers from accessing knowledge regarding modern agricultural best practices has been held at Njau, Tain District of Bono Region. Some of the socio-cultural barriers like exclusion of women from land access and ownership hindered gender…