{"id":14973,"date":"2021-10-28T19:07:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T19:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caribbeaninvasives.org\/?p=14973"},"modified":"2021-10-29T13:00:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T13:00:45","slug":"webinar-sustainable-strategies-to-enhance-sweet-potato-yields-and-minimize-losses-to-pest-and-diseases-in-the-caribbean-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caribbeaninvasives.org\/index.php\/2021\/10\/28\/webinar-sustainable-strategies-to-enhance-sweet-potato-yields-and-minimize-losses-to-pest-and-diseases-in-the-caribbean-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar Resources: Sustainable Strategies to Enhance Sweet Potato Yields and Minimize  Losses to Pest and Diseases in the Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The webinar titled &#8220;Sustainable Strategies to Enhance Sweet Potato Yields and Minimize  Losses to Pest and Diseases in the Caribbean&#8221; was held from  <strong>October 25th to 27th 2021<\/strong>. The objectives of the Webinar were to:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Build partnerships between CABI\u2019s Member Countries, academia, research institutions and the private sector to enhance yields and reduce losses of Sweet Potato production, a priority crop in the Caribbean. <\/li><li>Promote Greener Value Chains for Sweet Potato Production that is  resilient to Climate Change in the Caribbean.<\/li><li>Share information and experiences among extension, research and farmers to increase yields and reduce crop losses in Sweet Potato production in the Caribbean.  <\/li><li>Utilize the information from this virtual event to develop a PRISE proposal for donor funding.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>View the agenda and information on the speakers: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeaninvasives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caribbean-Sweet-Potato-Yields-Webinar-1.pdf\">Caribbean Sweet Potato Yields Webinar<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeaninvasives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caribbean-Sweet-Potato-Yields-Webinar-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Presentations from the webinar:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Day 1:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeaninvasives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SWP-DCH-overview.pdf\">Status of Pest and Disease Management of Sweet Potato in the Caribbean &#8211; Dionne Clarke-Harris, Entomologist, CARDI Jamaica <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeaninvasives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SWP-DCH-overview.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeaninvasives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SPW-EH-Biocontol.pdf\">Biological Control of Sweet Potato Weevils: Current Status and Perspectives in the Caribbean &#8211; Dr. Eduardo Hidalgo (CABI) <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeaninvasives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SPW-EH-Biocontol.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeaninvasives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UWI-SPW-DS.pdf\">Eco-friendly solutions for Pest and Disease Management in Sweet Potato &#8211; Professor Duraisamy Saravanakumar, Professor of Plant Pathology &amp; Head, Department of Food Production Faculty of Food and Agriculture, The University of the West Indies <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeaninvasives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UWI-SPW-DS.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Day 3<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeaninvasives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Leaf-Feeders-Stem-Borers-affecting-Sweet-Potato-in-the-Region.pdf\">Leaf Feeders Stem Borers affecting Sweet Potato in the Region &#8211;  Mr. Jhaman Kundun, CARDI <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeaninvasives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Leaf-Feeders-Stem-Borers-affecting-Sweet-Potato-in-the-Region.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The webinar titled &#8220;Sustainable Strategies to Enhance Sweet Potato Yields and Minimize Losses to Pest and Diseases in the Caribbean&#8221; was held from October 25th to 27th 2021. 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