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Improving livelihoods, and increasing food

security

Roland DietzNon Executive Board Director

• 40% lost to pests and diseases

•1% less = 25 Million more fed

•Lose less, Feed more.

The vision

Improve food securityReduce povertySupport farmers, via free local clinics Strengthen national plant health systemsOpen access data and toolsGlobal vigilance of emerging threatsAdapt to climate changeFacilitate trade

Lose less, feed more

Think global, act local….

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Expertise from CABI and partnersContent from CABI and partners

Data for prevention, identification and management

Practical assistance for farmersGlobal vigilance network

Public goods: trade,knowledge, food security

Plant doctors

Knowledge Bank

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Knowledge Bank

Partner organisations

Government extension bodies

Government research bodies

Universities

NGOs

Agro-industry

Farmer-based organisations

Local volunteers

Using clinic data

Data gathered at clinics is recorded and uploaded to a central repository

Clinic data is then blended with data harvested from other sources -

CABI publications

Third party information (with permission)

to extract data points relating to the location of plants and the pests and diseases that damage them at a given time

which are then stored for further manipulation in the Plantwise Knowledge Bank

Data Validation

All data points come with an audit trail allowing users to validate their origin and authority

Any contributed data is clearly labeled

Links into CAB Abstracts and onward to published research articles through DOI linking

Data visualization adds value to the original research and creates new insights

Embedded into workflows

Combined with other global datasets

Predictive pest maps

Coffee wilt distribution

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World soils database

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Predictive pest maps

Based on soil profile, where could Coffee Wilt Disease make its next appearance?

Semantic tagging

All terms and concepts controlled and validated by CAB Thesaurus

130,000 terms and phrases, specific to agriculture and related disciplines

Essential to ensure consistency, discoverability and reliability

“Flat” Thesaurus being developed into a three-dimensional ontology using RDF

Breathing new life into a long-standing CABI asset

Business model

Major fund-raising campaign has already secured >$30m for the whole Plantwise initiative, from DFID, SDC, EU, ACIAR and others

The Plantwise Knowledge Bank will be an Open Access resource

CABI will create value-added products and services for commercial sale

Potential users range from academic researchers to quarantine officers and supply chain logisticians

Thank you

Roland DietzNon Executive Board Director

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