Digital innovation to protect Colombian coffee farms and farmers
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Innovation
VALUE £199,991
WHERE Colombia
Summary
Every year US$ millions of coffee is destroyed by an insect, the Coffee berry borer (CBB). CBB has a huge impact on farmers’ livelihoods but also increased levels of chemical insecticides for its control are putting the health of farmers and their families at risk and destroying farm biodiversity. This project will field test an innovative CBB-emergence alert system, with women coffee farmers in Colombia, to enable timely CBB control and reduced reliance on chemical pesticides
