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Research and resources for crop protection

The scientific papers, brochures, posters and photos produced by PPeDMaS, for researchers, extension officers and farmers.

  • 4scientific papers published
  • 6pest and disease brochures: 3 crops, each in English and French
  • 2project posters
  • 32photos from the project in the gallery
Publications

Scientific papers

Peer-reviewed work from the project, covering the mobile app, the image dataset, the early warning system and farmers' experience of fall armyworm.

Journal article2024

PlanteSaine: An Artificial Intelligent Empowered Mobile Application for Pests and Disease Management for Maize, Tomato, and Onion Farmers in Burkina Faso

Appiah, O., et al. Agriculture 14, 1252.

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Data article2025

TOM2024: Datasets of tomato, onion, and maize images for developing pests and diseases AI-based classification models

Appiah, O., et al. Data in Brief 59, 111357.

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Journal article2025

PEWS: A Pilot Early Warning System for Pest and Disease Management in Burkina Faso

Codjia, A. K. D., et al. Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis 9 (29), 1-23.

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Journal article2025

Maize farmers' perceptions of fall armyworm invasion in Burkina Faso: bridging awareness and action

Momo, B., et al. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science.

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Master's students also completed their theses using project data, with co-supervision from the project team. The people behind these papers are listed on the About page.

Brochures

Pest and disease brochures

One brochure for each crop, available in English and French and written for extension officers and farmers. Printed copies, in both languages, were handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture for distribution across the country.

Maize pests and diseases

English version

Onion pests and diseases

English version

Tomato pests and diseases

English version

Maize pests and diseases

French version

Onion pests and diseases

French version

Tomato pests and diseases

French version

Posters

Project posters

Digital Solutions to Crop Pests and Diseases Management in West Africa Using Multidimensional Big Data and Artificial Intelligence

A scientific poster on the project's objectives, methods and expected results, with a case study from Burkina Faso.

PPeDMaS roll-up banner

The project banner, with its aims, implementing, coordinating and funding partners.

Project documents

Fact sheets

PPeDMaS fact sheet

Two pages on the challenge, the approach, the partners and the expected results.

AGriDI results fact sheet

The parent programme, Accelerating inclusive green growth through agri-based digital innovation in West Africa, summarises its results on the OACPS Research and Innovation Programme website.