So what's the problem? Plant diseases are major threats to crop
production and food security. Brunei's government has
prioritized plant disease management in order to increase crop
production and reduce losses. The goal of the project is
adoption of technologies to manage plant diseases caused by
fungi and bacteria. This will enable production of sustainable,
safe and high quality crop yields which will eventually increase
rural incomes and food security. What is this project doing? In
order to manage diseases properly, it is first necessary to
assess what the main problems are. This project will assess the
status of diseases caused by bacteria and fungi on crops and
ornamental plants in Brunei Darussalam, by carrying out a
survey, listing diseases present, and mapping disease
distributions. Capacity building activities will be carried out
in the Department of Agriculture of Brunei for plant pathology
research and disease identification. Methods of managing
diseases both in crop production and postharvest wil