Abstract One of the factors that affect production yield cultivation crops, including rice plants, is pest/disease attacks. Various types pests/diseases are often found in such as rats, stem borers and leaf folders. The damage caused by these can lead to decreases crop failure. To prevent an increase pest infestation, monitoring be carried out employing remote sensing technologies Sentinel 2 sa...

The status of damage by vertebrate pests to growing and stored agricultural crops is reviewed in the light of changing patterns of agricultural practice and land use within the UK. Significant problems and existing management techniques are briefly discussed. The results of recent research by the Agricultural Department and Advisory Service (ADAS) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and F...

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is one of the stable tuber crops consumed by many households in Nigeria. It can be found in different varieties and exist in many colours of skin and flesh. The production of this important crop is still very low, thereby compromising food security. Sweet potato is one of the target commodity crops under the Nigerian Agriculture Sector Investment Opportun...

The paper presents results from an ongoing agricultural project where the Internet is used for efficient transfer of knowledge and technology between Denmark and the Baltic countries. Danish weather-based models for risk of crop diseases and pests have been validated under Baltic conditions and small weather stations have been installed in agricultural areas in the three countries. Web technolo...