Report of the Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) and Update on Fall Armyworm and on Desert Locusts in Asia and the Pacific

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Report of the Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) and Update on Fall Armyworm and on Desert Locusts in Asia and the Pacific

Thirty-sixth Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC 36)

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

Pages 8

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

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Synopsis (short abstract) The Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) coordinates and supports plant protection activities of its Members in Asia and the Pacific, with emphasis on developing regional standards for phytosanitary measures (RSPMs), contributing to the development of international standards for phytosanitary measures (ISPMs), and promoting information exchange among Members and other countries in the region. It also plays a leadership role in supporting the implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and pesticide management programmes at regional and national levels. Focus is given to the capacity development among Members. This report reviews APPPC’s activities in the past biennium (2020-2021) and provides updates on various plant protection projects in the region. It also addresses current challenges and opportunities, taking into account the incursion and spread of Fall Armyworm (FAW) and Desert Locust (DL).

Statutory body / Meeting title FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC)

Meeting symbol APRC/22/INF/14

Meeting Session Number 36

Meeting date 8 -11 March 2022

Meeting location Dhaka, Bangladesh

Language English

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One of the world’s greatest challenges is to feed a growing human population in an effective, sustainable, and environmentally conscious manner. In the Asia-Pacific, agri-food production is greatly impeded by a speciose complex of transboundary pests and pathogens (TPP). Integrated pest management (IPM), a sequential decision-making process founded upon agroecological principles and aimed at reducing pest-induced losses with minimal (if any) reliance upon chemical toxins, is tailor-made to resolve the impact of TPP. This technical paper draws upon the results of online surveys and systematically maps the lay-out and inclusiveness of national plant protection programmes. It examines whether IPM is being used optimally used to tackle recent invasions of the fall armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda). By juxtaposing countries’ FAW programme priorities with their in-house capabilities, this technical paper puts forward several tactical interventions to fill capacity gaps, mobilize technical expertise, redraw IPM legislation, and spotlight earlystage biological control successes. As such, this work provides invaluable guidance to future efforts to upscale nature-friendly technologies across the Asia-Pacific. No doubt, the net positive monetary, environmental, and societal dividends of such approaches will yield enormous returns on future investments.