CABI Apps
Plant Doctor Game 1.1.4
Plants need doctors too. Can you help saveaplant?In the Plant Doctor Game you meet the farmer who growsyourfavourite foods, plant on their farm, and help at the plantclinicto fight dangerous pests. Download the game today, plant,play, andkeep the crops alive. With your help, farmers in the gamecanidentify and defeat pests, feed their families and earnvitalincome. Each time you save a crop, you gain virtual ‘foodsecuritypoints’ to build a food-secure world.The app is based on a real life plant clinics helpingfarmersworldwide. Today, an estimated 500 million smallholderfarmers feed70% of the world, but they suffer major losses whentheir crops getsick. That is the challenge driving Plantwise -supported bySwitzerland and other partners - to help countries setup and runplant clinics.Plantwise works with developing countries to providescience-basedadvice to farmers, just like good medical advice helpsparents keeptheir children healthy. Farmers visit these plantclinics withsamples of their crops. Plant doctors are trained tolook, listenand diagnose the problem in the field. They can accessguides,factsheets and photos from the Plantwise knowledge bank andmakesafe and sustainable recommendations. Farmers lose less ofwhatthey grow, feed more people and can better provide fortheirfamilies.Plantwise is currently working in 34 countries with more than200partners and has reached nearly 2 million farmers to datewithplant health information.
