CABI Highlights Expertise in Crop Pest Management Using Digital Tools at ISTF 2023
CABI has highlighted its expertise in digital tools, to aid the management of crop pests, at the International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF 2023) held recently in Guangzhou, China, reports Krishak Jagat.
The objective of ISTF 2023 is to generate interest in the adoption of smart farming technologies to boost and sustain tropical fruits production, market, and trade. One way in which it seeks to do this is by identifying knowledge gaps, research needs and new opportunities in smart farming for tropical fruit stakeholders.
CABI’s regional centre in Malaysia co-hosted the event, themed “Smart Technologies and Innovations for A Responsible and Sustainable Tropical Fruit Industry,” along with the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI).
Dr Feng Zhang, CABI’s Regional Director, East & South-East Asia, and CABI scientist Dr. Sathis Sri Thanarajoo, both attended the symposium organized by the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) and the Fruit Tree Research Institute (FTRI) of the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDAAS), China.
The symposium stressed that by 2050, most developing countries will need to increase food production by 60% to help cater for the food requirements of the world’s 9 billion people. Innovation, therefore, is imminent in agricultural systems as production of food crops continue to lag in meeting the needs of a burgeoning population. Tropical fruit production systems, the symposium highlighted, are not excluded.
The CABI scientists, in a presentation on the uptake of natural pest control solutions through digital tools, said digital technology can be a real game changer in underpinning plant health services with data-led evidence, transboundary surveillance and communication.
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