Integrated Fruit Control
Most of our farmers are not able to export fruits to Europe and other foreign markets because of the fruit pest that damages over 80% of the crop. The only solution therefore is to have a very strong surveillance program.
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Integrated Fruit Control and Surveillance Technology - Dr. Patrick Vudriko, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (COVAB)
Most of our farmers are not able to export fruits to Europe and other foreign markets because of the fruit pest that damages over 80% of the crop. The only solution therefore is to have a very strong surveillance program.
Entomology does not have a big part in the government budget, and so routine monitoring of the pests is very costly for local government. The automated surveillance system will act as an early warning system to alert farmers to intervene in their farms when populations go above a specific threshold.
An entomology student will work on fruit fl ies’ distribution and their management in different ecological zones of Uganda. We will work with a scientist from College from Agriculture and Environmental Sciences to extract biological data that will support the Artifi cial Intelligence team.
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Dr. Patrick Vudriko