For a long period of time, farmers in the Rwenzori region has been facing a challenge of lack of access to timely and reliable information on pests and diseases control in order to improve their productivity.
With the establishment of information centres at county, subcounty, and parish information points by farmers themselves with support from Rwenzori information centres Network (RIC-NET), rural farmers have received trainings on how to identify pests and diseases, control methods both organic and non organic, and information sharing methods of this information.
Progressive farmers have been selected and trained by RIC-NET in skills of information sharing on pests and disease identification and control. This trained has helped rural farmers to identify pests and disease that attack crops and adopt control measures that are appropriate to reduce the problem.
This was evidenced during the out break of banana bacterial wilt in the Rwenzori region where rural farmers themselves were able to identify the problem and with information from RIC-NET and other organization such as satnet managed to control the wilt.
A similar problem is now with the pineapple farmers in Kamwenge, Kasese and Kyenjojo where farmers have reported the problem and control measures have been taken by SNV and RIC-NET by producing information on pineapple wilt management.
by Balikenga Timothy
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