ABOUT PRIME
Pest Risk Identification and Management (PRIME) is a four-year project among the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) that aims to understand risk factors for pest outbreaks and identify appropriate management strategies and tactics to reduce crop losses. Five pests, which caused major crop losses in the Philippines, will be studied: blast (leaf and neck blast), bacterial leaf blight (BLB), rice tungro disease/ green leafhopper (GLH), brown planthopper (BPH) and rats.
WHAT WE DO
Pest surveillance and field experiments
Remote-sensing and mapping
Pest modelling
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Capacity building
Project management and coordination
PROJECT STRUCTURE
WP0: Project management and coordination
WP1: User requirements and evaluation
WP2: Field survey and experiments
WP3: Remote‑sensing‑based crop mapping and monitoring
WP4: Risk factor analysis for pest outbreaks
WP5: Pest and disease risk intelligence
WP6: Capacity building
WP7: Sustainability plan
MAJOR PESTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
EVENTS
PRIME Usability Assessment
March 2021
TRAININGS & MEETINGS
2021
Jan 20-21
Web Content Development Workshop
Online activity
Feb 2
PRIME Management Team (MT) Meeting, 1st Quarter
Online activity
April-June
National Harmonization Workshop for Pest Recommendations (Clusters)
To be announced
April
Development of PRIME Regional Sustainability Plan (Clusters)
Online activity
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