Climate services for protection against wheat blast in Bangladesh

This Wheat Blast Early Warning System can be used by farmers to protect their wheat crops from wheat blast. This system has been completed and is reaching >850 extension agents regularly with updated blast advisories. The system has been adopted and endorsed by Bangladesh's Department of Agricultura...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Wheat
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121806
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Summary:This Wheat Blast Early Warning System can be used by farmers to protect their wheat crops from wheat blast. This system has been completed and is reaching >850 extension agents regularly with updated blast advisories. The system has been adopted and endorsed by Bangladesh's Department of Agricultural Extension, Meteorological Department, and Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute.