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The Value of Testing

The crop damage caused by fall armyworm has put millions of livelihoods at stake across Sub-Saharan Africa. Its rapid spread has been projected to cause losses valuing $2.5 billion to $6.2 billion per year if left unabated.[1] Fall armyworm has caused havo...

Emerging Technology Digital Agriculture
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20 Innovators Selected to Tackle Fall Armyworm in Africa with Digital Solutions

It’s hard to believe that a small worm could destroy millions – millions of tons of crop yields, millions of dollars in farm income, and millions of tons of food for families....

Emerging Technology Digital Agriculture
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USAID Announces Winners of the Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize

USAID and partners award $450,000 to top digital solutions to combat an invasive agricultural pest in Africa The U.S. Agency for International Development, Land O’Lakes International Development, and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research annou...

Emerging Technology Digital Agriculture
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Farming and the Opportunity of Digital Solutions

A digital revolution in agriculture is transforming the way in which farmers and other agricultural stakeholders operate, and could reshape the way farmers address emerging pests. At present, in sub-Saharan Africa, the fall armyworm pest has and continues...

Emerging Technology Digital Agriculture
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“Take it to the Farmer”: Behind the Scenes of the Fall Armyworm Tech Prize Co-Creation

Co-creation, along with human-centered design and lean startup, are innovative approaches that have risen to prominence in the development lexicon over the past five years. Some of us (myself included) have used “co-creation” without fully understanding wh...

Emerging Technology Digital Agriculture
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