UNIVERSITY OF CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN (BE)
Ethiopia is the largest wheat producer in sub–Saharan Africa, but also a hot spot for wheat rust diseases. Based on wheat rust surveillance on the ground, the Ethiopian Wheat Rust Early Warning and Advisory System (EWAS) was established by a consortium of national and international partners including Cambridge University, UK Met Office, and CIMMYT. This project will contribute to integrate information derived from satellite Earth Observation to enhance the advanced meteorologically driven spore dispersal and epidemiological models to forecast in-season disease risk.
