Success story: Targeting soil health to reduce nematodes on Guatemalan farms

Fact sheet, Program materials

Training manual for postharvest handling of horticultural crops in Rwanda

How-to Manual, Curriculum, Training

How understanding farmer conceptions of soil health can impact nematode management

In Guatemala, nematodes have been blamed for cutting potato yields in half over the past 20 years. Researchers are connecting ‘fuzzy cognitive mapping’ with soil health practices to identify sustainable nematode management solutions.

Society of Nematologists: Interdisciplinary assessment of integrated nematode, soil health management

Presentation

Nematode management and soil health for potato farmers

Video, 2018 annual meeting

Integrated and scalable nematode soil health management for smallholder potato farming systems

Presentation, 2018 annual meeting

Benefits of fabricated farm equipment on orange-fleshed sweet potato production

Presentation

Managing nematodes and soil health in Guatemala

Led by Brent Sipes, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

This research team works with smallholder potato farmers in the Western Highlands of Guatemala on integrated technologies for nematode and soil health management, so potato farmers can achieve sustainable yields.

Guatemala

Potato storage in Bangladesh and other innovative technologies

Poster, 2015 annual meeting

2014 Activity update: Innovative potato storage in Bangladesh

Poster, 2014 annual meeting