Plant health clinics operate weekly in public places to provide farmers advice on plant health problems. Samples are brought to a plant doctor who provides an immediate written prescription. Clinic records document problems, new diseases, and farmer needs to improve plant health campaigns and target training. Information is compiled to monitor pest and disease spread and engage relevant authorities.
Plant health clinics operate weekly in public places to provide farmers advice on plant health problems. Samples are brought to a plant doctor who provides an immediate written prescription. Clinic records document problems, new diseases, and farmer needs to improve plant health campaigns and target training. Information is compiled to monitor pest and disease spread and engage relevant authorities.
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Plant clinic operational modalities
Aspects of Plant clinic
Plant health clinics operate weekly in public places to provide farmers advice on plant health problems. Samples are brought to a plant doctor who provides an immediate written prescription. Clinic records document problems, new diseases, and farmer needs to improve plant health campaigns and target training. Information is compiled to monitor pest and disease spread and engage relevant authorities.
Plant health clinics operate weekly in public places to provide farmers advice on plant health problems. Samples are brought to a plant doctor who provides an immediate written prescription. Clinic records document problems, new diseases, and farmer needs to improve plant health campaigns and target training. Information is compiled to monitor pest and disease spread and engage relevant authorities.
Schools Village centre Madrasa NGO office Agric. supply shop Bolivia Agric. supply shop, markets Quilali Nicaragua
where Cooperatives, markets, schools,
shops, village centre – public places! Market Place
Waterloo Sierra Leone Plant doctors
Extension agents Pathologists Agronomists Entomologists NGO staff Elected officials Farmers Students Organisations
NGOs Universities Technology institutes Extension services Farmer organisations Religious groups Local government Ministry of Agriculture Local commitment is essential: people and time to run clinics How do clinics operate?
People bring samples
Samples describe and explain problems
Soroti Uganda Indonesia: bring the right sample • The farmer brings her problems to the clinic
Tiraque Bolivia
• The plant doctor
responds quickly and rapidly to a demand
• The farmer receives written
and verbal recommendations, immediately
• The farmer returns for
further advice or information Samples can be sent for laboratory diagnosis Los Negros Bolivia Photographs suggest possible causes and help describe symptoms when samples are not available Photographs highlight new diseases Colourful signs attract people Publicity
Newspapers Books Radio T shirts DVD/TV Internet Permanent sign gives permanent publicity SUMMARY Clinics operate weekly in a place where they are freely accessible to users. This can be a market or office, or other suitable location. Linking diagnostic laboratories
Global Plant Clinic
National Network
Local laboratory When help is needed to identify the cause, samples are sent to a laboratory How are results documented? A written prescription. If the plant doctor knows what is wrong, a prescription is written immediately Clinic record sheet • Identify major crops and diseases and their distribution
• Identify new and emerging diseases (link to quarantine authorities)
• Document work of the clinics
• Understand farmers’ problems, perceptions and knowledge
• Identify themes for public plant health campaigns
• Identify weaknesses of plant doctors and target further training
• Identify needs for further research
• Identify needs to link with other institutions, stockists etc
• Provide supporting evidence for advocacy
The record sheet The code is for future reference
Remember to complete all the information
Use short words,
few words
Accurately record symptoms
Make a clear recommendation Information from the clinic sheet is scanned and stored in a simple spreadsheet. Do this regularly!
• Systematically • All crops • All types of problems
FUNGUS ● PHYTOPLASMA ● VIRUS
Clinics help governments as well as farmers
Monitor spread of problems.
Detect new pest and diseases. Constant dialogue with farmers. Improve records of pests and diseases. Plant health clinics are …
• Popular and available to • Clinics receive demand for
everyone many crops and respond there and then • The public uses the clinics according to their needs • They maintain a register of demand • Involves research bodies, municipalities, ministeries • Early warning of new and NGOs problems
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