Ivan Rwomushana
@rwomivan
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Global Lead - Pest Preparedness to prepare and prevent new pest threats, and Senior Scientist-Invasive species with a focus on nature based solutions.
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined May 2013
.@CABI_News plays a crucial role in controlling and managing invasive species that threaten agriculture, biodiversity, and livelihoods worldwide. Through cutting-edge research, biological control methods, and capacity building, farmers are helped to grow more and lose less. ✅
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Read our new publication on how we have predicted the spread and establishment of Acerophagus papayae, a biological control agent for the papaya mealybug in Africa
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🦗 After more than two years, the current #desertlocust upsurge has finally declined. We spoke to @rwomivan, a Senior Scientist, Invasive Species Management at @CABI_News, if the transboundary pests can be detected by satellite. Full video ➡️ https://t.co/jogaCbgY8Q
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🙌 Recently published article ''Optimum Flight Height for the Control of Desert #Locusts Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (#UAV)'' by @OchiengVio, @rwomivan, George Ong’amo, Paul Ndegwa, Solomon Kamau, @FernadisM, Duncan Chacha, Kush Gadhia, Morris Akiri 👉 https://t.co/3fP8VQoOui
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The 8th CABI Africa in Office Week: "steadying the ship for sustainable growth through continuous adaptation and innovation." #CABIIoW8 cc @CABI_News
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🌍🌿How are Kenyan farmers adapting to climate change? CABI scientist Ivan Rwomushana has been chatting to BBC World Service about the challenges farmers are facing and the use of environmentally-friendly biocontrols. 🎧Listen now
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⚡️To kick off #FTFocusOn we’re thrilled to share this incredible project. Since August 2020, we've been supporting @astralaerial and @CABI_news in Kenya as they explore whether drones can be used to tackle desert locusts. See the story ➡️ https://t.co/eVJHEPoq9A
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👋🏾🦟Fascinating piece from @frontiertechhub featuring CABI's Violet Ochieng and Ivan Rwomushana about how drone technology is being used to fight the desert locust https://t.co/6aGpQkZj6c
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Updated assessment of potential biopesticide options for managing fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Africa among the #topcitedarticle in @wileyinresearch
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🍈Natural enemy fight increased against papaya mealybug in Kenya 🐜🔬👉🏻 https://t.co/TkAVQjXznp
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Experts: How to manage desert locusts https://t.co/ULaoJ9RgvF #
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Drones in Locust Control — putting theory into action by Julie Makena
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The desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) has recently become a big problem in Kenya and the East Africa region in general. According to…
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We'd like to extend our thanks to our speakers, Keith Cressman, Yann Miege, and Prof. Hamadi Boga for taking part in our @WorldFoodPrize side event on #desertlocust today, chaired by @rwomivan. 🦗 If you were unable to make it, we'll be sharing the recording soon.
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New blog | Using drones will combine technology and local expertise to spray and kill #desertlocust swarms.
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Tomato farmers risk environment and lives with illegal pesticides https://t.co/xL1D74ytoP via @The_EastAfrican
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Deploying biopesticides to combat fall armyworm in South Sudan https://t.co/p77F7lbHvl via @CABI_Invasives
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Launched in January 2019 as a partnership between CABI, a private sector partner – AgBiTech, CIMMYT, FAO, USAID, and the South Sudan Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS), the project is...
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CABI staff .@christiealokit .@rwomivan .@watiti call on @asareca ES @JJMboniga and briefed the ES on potential areas of partnership in invasive species, development communication etc .@cabi_News .@ASHC @ilakut
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