Landbruk for utvikling NIBIO-Malawi Digital Plant Health Service MaDiPHS

About this project

Crop losses caused by plant pests, diseases and weeds have been estimated at 42% worldwide. Synthetic pesticides are the predominant control methods but these are associated with negative environmental and health concerns. The extensive use of the chemicals to control pests has sparked renewed interest for Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Climate change implies hotter and wetter weather, and this will often lead to more pests and diseases in agricultural crops. New pests and diseases might also appear and have large negative implications on the production. Early warning – and effective handling of these pests are therefore of great importance. The Malawi Digital Plant Health System (MaDiPHS) will give the agricultural extension system as well as the farmers an effective tool to detect and handle pests and diseases at an early stage. The main goal is to establish an agricultural plant health service at the national level in Malawi, based on coordination of internationally developed digital systems. Key achievements: - Establishment of an international platform for integration and coordinated access to data from multiple existing digital systems. - Establishment of a national digital plant health service tailored to fit Malawi users, hosted and managed by national government institutions. - Improved and extended strategies for integrated pest management (IPM) targeted at main crops and pests in Malawian agriculture.

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 2Zero Hunger
• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land
• 17Partnerships for the Goals

Published by

Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation · Government

Countries

Malawi

Sectors

Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control

Focus

Environment · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Funded by

Norwegian Government

Implemented by

NIBIO - Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi

Passes funds through

Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

Published by Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 16 Mar 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NO-BRC-971277882-MWI-21/0006.

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