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    A global surveillance system for crop diseases: global preparedness minimizes the risk to food supplies

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    Date
    2019-06
    Author
    Carvajal-Yepes, M.
    Cardwell, K.
    Nelson, A.
    Garrett, K.A.
    Giovani, B.
    Saunders, D.G.O.
    Kamoun, S.
    Legg, J.P.
    Verdier, Valérie
    Lessel, J.
    Neher, R.A.
    Day, R.
    Pardey, P.
    Gullino, M.L.
    Records, A.R.
    Bextine, B.
    Leach, J.E.
    Staiger, S.
    Tohme, J.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Abstract/Description
    To satisfy a growing demand for food, global agricultural production must increase by 70% by 2050. However, pests and crop diseases put global food supplies at risk. Worldwide, yield losses caused by pests and diseases are estimated to average 21.5% in wheat, 30.0% in rice, 22.6% in maize, 17.2% in potato, and 21.4% in soybean (1); these crops account for half of the global human calorie intake (2). Climate change and global trade drive the distribution, host range, and impact of plant diseases (3), many of which can spread or reemerge after having been under control (4). Though many national and regional plant protection organizations (NPPOs and RPPOs) work to monitor and contain crop disease outbreaks, many countries, particularly low-income countries (LICs), do not efficiently exchange information, delaying coordinated responses to prevent disease establishment and spread. To improve responses to unexpected crop disease spread, we propose a Global Surveillance System (GSS) that will extend and adapt established biosecurity practices and networking facilities into LICs, enabling countries and regions to quickly respond to emerging disease outbreaks to stabilize food supplies, enhancing global food protection.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw1572
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6182
    Non-IITA Authors ORCID
    Monica Carvajal-Yepeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2709-7909
    James Legghttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4140-3757
    Simone Staigerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3539-0817
    Joe Tohmehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2765-7101
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw1572
    Research Themes
    PLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
    IITA Subjects
    Food Science; Food Security; Plant Diseases; Plant Production
    Agrovoc Terms
    Food Security; Agricultural Production; Diseases; Plant Diseases; Food Safety
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