PlantwisePlus Factsheet Library

Available for download on the Google Play Store, this Android app gives you access to free practical and safe crop health content written by country experts. 

Wherever you are, browse our library of clear, practical and safe advice for tackling crop problems. Download factsheets for your country* and access them anytime, on- or offline. 

Benefits

  • Works offline 
  • Easy to understand and practical to use information 
  • Free to use 
  • 15,000+ pieces of content 
  • 8,500+ factsheets covering 6,500+ host plans and pests in 80+ languages 

Who is it for?

The Plantwise Factsheet App is free for everyone to use. It is particularly useful for:

  • Agricultural extension workers 
  • Farmers 
  • Agriculture and plant health students 
  • Agro-input dealers 

How it works

Factsheets 

Our PlantwisePlus factsheets are written by partners in PlantwisePlus countries specifically for the needs of farmers. They provide a quick outline of how to recognise a crop problem, background information, and step-by-step instructions on how to manage the issue at hand. Factsheets may go into detail about one management technique or may list several practices. Every factsheet is supported by images to help you visualise the problems and solutions. 

Every factsheet is reviewed by a local farmer in the countries where they are written. This ensures the information is easy to understand and practical to use. They are also validated by technical reviewers to check that the recommendations are safe and follow approved scientific principles. 

We work with countries to provide sound advice to farmers, and now this advice is available in your factsheet library wherever you go. 

The content included in the app can also be found on the PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank.

What you'll need

  • A smartphone and/ or tablet 
  • Access to the internet
  • At least 5.3MB of storage available to download the app, plus more to download individual factsheets 

Once the pack has been downloaded, you do not need an internet connection to access the content; however, if you’d like to receive any updates to the content, an occasional internet connection will be required. 

*Plantwise Factsheets have been produced for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Ghana, Grenada, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia. 

Why CABI created the PlantwisePlus Factsheet Library App

We’ve created the PlantwisePlus Factsheet Library App so that plant doctors, extension workers and farmers can have free access to the full range of the most up-to-date, relevant material with the safest advice on mobile devices. The app will periodically check our servers for updates to factsheets so it’s possible to keep you informed about what experts consider to be today’s safest and most effective management techniques.

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