Climate services for protection against wheat blast in Bangladesh

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2019-12-31

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CGIAR Research Program on Wheat. 2019. Climate services for protection against wheat blast in Bangladesh. Reported in Wheat Annual Report 2019. Outcome Impact Case Report.

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This Wheat Blast Early Warning System can be used by farmers to protect their wheat crops from wheat blast. This system has been completed and is reaching >850 extension agents regularly with updated blast advisories. The system has been adopted and endorsed by Bangladesh's Department of Agricultural Extension, Meteorological Department, and Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute.

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research; farmers; maize; crops; climate; wheat; services; agricultural extension; climate services; bangladesh; extension; protection; agents; system; case studies; agrifood systems; rural development
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Bangladesh
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Southern Asia
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CGIAR Research Program on Wheat

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