Technical Assistance to Establish Solar Energy Based E-Pest Surveillance System - TCP/BGD/3701
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The agriculture sector in Bangladesh makes a significant contribution to the country in achieving self sufficiency in food, contributing over 15 percent to the Gross Domestic Product in 2017 18 and employing 41 percent of the labour force However, pests and diseases cause significant (from 15 to 25 percent) damage to crops In order to enhance crop production, the National Agriculture Policy 2018 stressed the need for innovative improvements in e agriculture and the use of information and communications technology ( in agricultural extension These improvements included the use of solar energy as a source of power for an automated system of e pest surveillance and pest management Although the existing Pest Surveillance Unit of the Department of Agricultural Extension ( has a nationwide network based on human resources, the system is outdated, inefficient and lacking facilities for local diagnosis and rapid information analysis and transmission, resulting in delayed forecasting and an inadequate control of pests and diseases Considering these weaknesses, an e pest surveillance system based on solar energy was proposed The aim of the current project was to develop such a system, enabling i faster and more accurate monitoring of plant diseases and insect pests ii quick analysis for decision making iii) the instant communication of reports iv) suitable action v) reduced pesticide use and vi) enhanced crop production The system would comprise sensor nodes, cloud computing, a communication system, the Internet, an information service terminal and monitoring software and hardware systems.