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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetStrengthening monitoring and early warning systems for migratory pests of major food crops: Fall armyworm and African armyworm 2019
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No results found.Malawi has faced considerable challenges in the timely, effective and prioritized management of outbreaks of Fall Armyworm (FAW) and African Armyworm (AAW) in maize gardens belonging to vulnerable farming households due to limited capacity for regular monitoring and surveillance of the two pests. Both FAW and AAW occur at the national level leading to crop losses, and leaving smallholder households at risk of hunger and malnutrition with obvious impacts on their livelihoods. It is within this context that the government of Malawi in collaboration with FAO are implementing the project 'Strengthening monitoring and early warning systems for migratory pests of major food crops: Fall armyworm and African armyworm'. The project is working to make operational a national grid of monitoring and surveillance equipment that will be serviced by the mobile application Fall Armyworm Early Warning System (FAMEWS) and strengthen Community Based African Armyworm Surveillance Systems (CBAFS). -
ProjectEmergency Response to Enhance Technical Capacity for Early Warning, Monitoring and Management of Fall Armyworm in Sri Lanka - TCP/SRL/3705 2023
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No results found.The fast spreading transboundary pest, fall armyworm ([ Spodoptera frugiperda was first reported in Sri Lanka in August September 2018 The pest infested maize as its preferred host in all parts of the country, and the expected crop loss during Maha (main cropping season) 2018 19 was around 10 25 percent An FAW infestation has short and long term impacts on agricultural production, food security and poultry industry, hence, it affects the livelihoods of thousands of value chain operators on various commodities in the country A robust investment in sustainable FAW management was therefore needed to mitigate the situation In particular, smallholder farmers with limited coping capacities needed significant support to protect their livelihoods, through the provision of sustainable and integrated management of FAW in their cropping system in the short and long term The Government of Sri Lanka has set up a Special Task Force, which includes all the responsible governmental institutions to control the damage These ministries and institutions required urgent support for institutional capacity building for early detection and effective and sustainable control of the pest, to ensure monitoring and the provision of critical extension services. -
ProjectEmergency Response to Enhance the National Capacity of Egypt for Early Warning, Monitoring and Management of Fall Armyworm - TCP/EGY/3706 2022
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No results found.Native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, the Fall Armyworm ( is a transboundary pest that travels great distances very quickly and feeds on a variety of crops, including maize, rice, sorghum and sugar cane The FAW was detected in West Africa for the first time in 2016 and within a few years, it had spread to almost all the countries in sub Saharan Africa Its presence was first reported in maize fields in Egypt in May 2019 Owing to the speed with which it spreads and the fact that it can feed on so many different plants, the FAW has the potential to devastate yields and damage crops in Egypt, thereby dramatically affecting food security and threatening the livelihoods of smallholder farmers This project was designed to build the capacities of a variety of stakeholders, including staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation ( and smallholder farmers, to identify, monitor and control the spread of FAW in Egypt through awareness raising, training programmes the implementation of Integrated Pest Management ( strategies and the provision of equipment.
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