Africa: Coordinated Global Action Is the Best Way to Control the Fall Armyworm Pest

11 December 2019
analysis

Rome — Dealing with transboundary pests is tricky at the best of times. Standards, practices, capacity levels and engagement vary across countries and regions, and responses are often ad hoc and ineffective. However, matters become even more complex when the pest in question flies over borders, threatens the food security and livelihoods of millions, and causes severe environmental and economic damage along the way. Fall Armyworm is such a pest.

Step forward the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the "Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control", a pioneering initiative that aims to mobilize USD 500 million over 2020-22 to take radical, direct and coordinated measures to fight Fall Armyworm at a global level.

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