IPM for Rice, Maize and Chickpea in East Africa.

The goal of this four-year (2015 -- 2019) project is to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers through a public private partnership for developing and delivering innovative integrated pest management (IPM) packages for rice maize, chickpea. The project is implemented in three East African countries: Ethiopia (maize and chickpea); Tanzania (maize and rice) and Kenya (maize).

The project aims to address research needs of integrated pest management (IPM) technologies, barriers to the adoption of such technologies and strategies to overcome them, such as capacity building, knowledge sharing and outreach activities. The project activities include developing and implementing proven, robust and locally adapted IPM options that will help:

• reduce crop losses due to pest
• improve natural eco-systems and improve human and environmental health
• enhance biodiversity, and increase the productivity of soil and crops value chains