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General information
| Innovation ID | 247 |
| Version ID | 190 |
| Innovation Title | Seed and soil health intervention framework for potato |
| Innovation description | Field deployable Loop-mediated isothermal Amplification (LAMP) diagnostic test for bacterial wilt (BW) pathogen used by national regulatory bodies and private diagnostic services. |
| Reporting Staff | Kalpana Sharma (CIP) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2020 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 3: available/ ready for uptake |
| Year (Stage) | 2020 |
| Stage Description | Field deployable LAMP diagnostic test for bacterial wilt (BW) pathogen was validated in lab, field, and port of entry. For Kenya, it is in accrediting process to be used by the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), while will be piloted in Cameroon, Nigeria, and India in 2021. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | International Potato Center |
| Top 5 contributors | Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service; Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture; Uganda National Council for Science and Technology |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | International Potato Center-CGIAR Center/Program (Center); Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service-Government; Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture-Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.) |
| Main CGIAR portfolio | CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas |
| Flagship project | FP2-Adapted productive varieties and quality seed of RTB crops |
| Cluster | PO2.4-Improving Livelihoods of Potato Farmers in Africa by Tackling Deteriorated Seed Quality through an Integrated Approach |
| Other CGIAR portfolios-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Kenya,Uganda,Rwanda |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | Reduced production risk |
| Other Sub-IDO | |
| Other Sub-IDO |
Evidences
| Evidences | "Kalpana Sharma. (31/12/2020). Cross border seed potato trade harmonization in the East African community region.""Kalpana Sharma. (21/11/2019). Seed Potato Cross Border Trade from Seed Health Prospective. Nairobi, Kenya: International Potato Center (CIP)." |
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| Outcome Impact Case |
| Policy |