{"id":3035296,"date":"2025-03-13T09:20:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T09:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/?page_id=3035296"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:05:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T08:05:44","slug":"india","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/plantwiseplus\/countries\/india\/","title":{"rendered":"India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\t\tYou are here:\n<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/plantwiseplus\/\">PlantwisePlus<\/a><\/span> \/ <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/plantwiseplus\/countries\/\">Where we work<\/a><\/span> \/ <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">India<\/span><\/span>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tPlantwisePlus in India\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Agriculture forms the backbone of India&#8217;s economy, employing nearly\u00a044% of the workforce. However, farmers in the country face many challenges, including pests and diseases, which destroy up to 40% of crops.<\/p>\n<p>Through our work with local and national partners, PlantwisePlus is supporting farmers in protecting crops, increasing yields, and improving livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>In India, digital tools are playing a key role in this effort by supporting farmer advisors in making informed plant health decisions. The PlantwisePlus digital tools and eLearning courses equip extension workers and farmers with the knowledge they need for sustainable pest management, strengthening India&#8217;s agricultural resilience.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tLatest blogs\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.plantwise.org\/tag\/india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read all India blogs &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This is CABI\" width=\"100%\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oJzwUlB4uwg?si=HPe72DYaBAD7fTvj\"><\/iframe>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tContact us \t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/cabi-people\/manju-thakur\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/staff_24748-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"staff_24748-300x300\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/staff_24748-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/staff_24748-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"staff_24748-300x300\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/cabi-people\/manju-thakur\/\">Manju Thakur<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>PlantwisePlus Country Coordinator, India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Crop Health Advisor<\/p>\n<p>E: <a href=\"mailto:m.thakur@cabi.org\">m.thakur@cabi.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tResearch and publications\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tCountries we work in \t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tLearn more about PlantwisePlus\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Delivered through gender-sensitive and climate-resilient approaches, PlantwisePlus is tackling the challenges facing smallholder production through three impact pathways<strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/plantwiseplus\/about\/pest-preparedness\/\">Pest Preparedness<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/plantwiseplus\/about\/pesticide-risk-reduction\/\"><strong>Pesticide Risk Reduction<\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/plantwiseplus\/about\/farmer-advisory\/\"><strong>Farmer Advisory<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through our work with local and national partners in India, PlantwisePlus supports farmers in protecting crops, increasing yields, and improving livelihoods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":3035302,"parent":3030669,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"section":[3835],"pathway":[3852],"class_list":["post-3035296","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","section-plantwise-plus","pathway-pest-preparedness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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