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Innovation ID	527
Version ID	36
Innovation Title	ICT4BXW: Prototype App to Combat Banana Diseases in Rwanda
Innovation description	It is a prototype app to combat banana diseases through digital innovation. The app registers farmer users, locates them geographically and provides support for diagnosis, management, and implementation of agronomic practices for banana farming.
Reporting Staff	Mariette McCampbell (WUR), Julius Adewopo (IITA)
Year (Reporting)	2020
Reporting status	Approved
Innovation Type	Research and Communication Methodologies and Tools

Stage reached

Stage of Innovation	Stage 2: successful piloting
Year (Stage)	2020
Stage Description	The prototype tool has been developed and is being refined for uptake.
Has a lead organization	yes
Lead Organization	Wageningen University & Research Centre
Top 5 contributors	Bioversity International; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture; Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies; Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board

Contributions and mapping

All partners	Bioversity International-CGIAR Center/Program (Center); Centre National de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, Institut de l'Environement et de Recherche Agricole-National Agricultural Research System (NARS); International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-CGIAR Center/Program (Center); International Livestock Research Institute-CGIAR Center/Program (Center); Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies-Advanced Research Institutions; Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board-National Agricultural Research System (NARS); Wageningen University & Research Centre-Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.)
Main CGIAR portfolio	CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
Flagship project	FP3-Resilient RTB crops
Cluster	CC3.1-Management of RTB-critical pests and diseases under changing climates, through risk assessment, surveillance, enhanced modeling, and advanced IPM
Other CGIAR portfolios-Flagships-Clusters	CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas,FP2-Adapted productive varieties and quality seed of RTB crops

Scope

Geographic scope	National
Regions
Countries	Rwanda

Targeted outcomes

Main Sub-IDO	Increased resilience of agro-ecosystems and communities, especially those including smallholders
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Evidences

Evidences	"Frans Hermans. (25/6/2020). Digital transformation towards sustainable food value chains in Eurasia. Halle, Germany: Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO).""Alice Simbare. (16/12/2017). A study of clean banana seed supply and and varietal diversity in BBTD infected areas in Burundi.""Charles MWIZERWA. (11/10/2019). Building capacity of next-users: Training farmer promoters and agronomists with BXW-App in Rwanda.""Cees Leeuwis, Katarzyna Cieslik, M. Aarts, Art Dewulf, F. Ludwig, Saskia Werners, Paul C. Struik. (25/3/2022). NJAS Reflections on the potential of virtual citizen science platforms to address collective action challenges: Lessons and implications for future research. NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 86-87, pp. 146-157.""Julius Adewopo, Marc Schut. (24/7/2019). Social Networks Analysis for ICT-based control of BXW in Rwanda. Ibadan, Nigeria: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). URL: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/115380""Mariette McCampbell, Julius Adewopo, Aimable Twahirwa. (15/9/2018). Development of ICT Innovation Expected to Help in Fight Against Banana Disease in Rwanda, in \"IPS-Inter Press Service\", pp. 1-3.""Mariette McCampbell, Marc Schut, Inge Van den Bergh, Boudy van Schagen, Bernard Vanlauwe, Guy Blomme, Svetlana Vladimirovna Gaidashova, Emmanuel Njukwe, Cees Leeuwis. (17/3/2018). Xanthomonas Wilt of Banana (BXW) in Central Africa: Opportunities, challenges, and pathways for citizen science and ICT-based control and prevention strategies. NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 86-87, pp. 89-100.""Mariette McCampbell, Julius Adewopo. (30/11/2018). ICT 4BXW - Report on baseline survey of banana farmers in Rwanda. Ibadan, Nigeria: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).""Mariette McCampbell, Marc Schut, Svetlana Vladimirovna Gaidashova, Boudy van Schagen. (1/6/2018). RAB and CGIAR join forces to combat Xanthomonas Wilt of banana in Rwanda. URL: https://www.cialca.org/news/rab-and-cgiar-join-forces-to-combat-xanthomonas-wilt-of-banana-in-rwanda/"Blog: A reality check for digital agricultural extension tool development and use [https://www.rural21.com/english/current-issue/detail/article/a-reality-check-for-digital-agricultural-extension-tool-development-and-use.html?no_cache=1] "Nyamwaya Munthali, Cees Leeuwis, Annemarie van Paassen, Rico Lie, Richard Asare, Ron van Lammeren, Marc Schut. (13/6/2018). Innovation intermediation in a digital age: Comparing public and private new-ICT platforms for agricultural extension in Ghana. NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 86-87, pp. 64-76.""Julius Adewopo (Producer, Director), Marc Schut, Mariette McCampbell. (24/11/2021). Intro Video for Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) App. Ibadan, Nigeria: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) (Executive Producer)."Innovative digital technologies to monitor and control pest and disease threats in root, tuber, and banana (RTB) cropping systems: Progress and prospects [https://www.dropbox.com/s/oev3jkzbr1ihyzx/9%20Digital%20technologies%20to%20manage%20biotic%20threats_1502.docx?dl=0] "Marc Schut, Mariette McCampbell, Inge Van den Bergh, Boudy van Schagen, Bernard Vanlauwe, Guy Blomme, Svetlana Vladimirovna Gaidashova, Emmanuel Njukwe, Cees Leeuwis. (8/6/2018). ICT4BXW Newsletter #1. Ibadan, Nigeria: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).""Julius Adewopo. (19/2/2020). First prototype of ICT4BXW tool[tools]. Ibadan, Nigeria: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)."A reality check for digital agricultural extension tool development and use :Experiences from Rwanda [https://www.dropbox.com/s/rn01sklilfitbyx/Rural21_03_21_21_Adewopo_sri_zA_JARev.docx?dl=0] "Mariette McCampbell, Guy Blomme, Marc Schut, Boudy van Schagen, Emmanuel Njukwe, Cees Leeuwis, Inge Van den Bergh, Bernard Vanlauwe, Svetlana Vladimirovna Gaidashova. (17/3/2018). Xanthomonas Wilt of Banana (BXW) in Central Africa: Opportunities, challenges, and pathways for citizen science and ICT-based control and prevention strategies. NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 86-87, pp. 89-100."

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