The genetic diversity contained in crops and their wild relatives is the foundation of tomorrow's agriculture, allowing farmers and professional breeders to develop the new crop varieties that agriculture...
Global Food and Nutrition Security
This project assembles a team of fruit fly experts from South Africa, Côte D’Ivoire, Belgium and France to address different aspects of fruit fly detection systems. Efficacy of different trap and attractant combinations for fruit fly monitoring will be evaluated in various environments in Southern Africa or Côte D’Ivoire. In addition, research will focus on identification of new fruit fly attractants from plant origin. Sensitivity of trapping systems for different fruit fly pests will be determined by mark-release-recapture methods.
| Project URL | |
| Coordinators | Citrus Research International |
| Coordinated in | South Africa |
| Participants | Royal Museum for Central Africa CIRAD National Center for Agronomic Research (CNRA) |
| Total cost | 134 020 € |
| Funded under | ERAFRICA |
| Geographic coverage | Ivory CoastSouth Africa |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Global Food and Nutrition Security |Agroecology |
| Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | Agriculturefruitvegetable |
Fruit and vegetable species and varieties, their wild relatives, and pollinators and other associated organisms underpin diverse food production systems and contribute to worldwide health and nutrition...
Fruits and vegetables are vital for healthy diets, with broad consensus that a diverse diet containing a range of plant foods (and their associated nutrients, phytonutrients and fibre)...