Pest Risk Modelling in Africa (PRISE)
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Improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers by reducing crop losses caused by pests across six sub-Saharan African countries
Funder: UKSA IPP programme
Dates: 2016 - 2021
Aim: PRISE will improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers by reducing crop losses caused by pests across six sub-Saharan African countries. This will be achieved through: An early warning system being created to predict the risk of pest outbreaks using cutting-edge space infrastructure, Earth Observation data and state-of- the-art modelling techniques.
CEDA role: Provision of cloud tenancy and GWS for Risk alert system. Support increased uptake of UK data services