Fall Armyworm is here to stay. So, what can be done to address this threat to food security and farmer incomes?
A key to effective management of FAW is farmer access to the full range of technologies used to control the pest. This webinar will walk through innovative tools available...
Feed the Future Tools to Combat Fall Armyworm in Africa
August 14, 2018
Fall Armyworm (FAW) is an invasive and damaging pest endemic to the Americas that is spreading across Africa, particularly targeting maize, a vital staple crop. FAW will have long-term effects on crop yields, food supplies, livelihoods, trade, and threaten the resilience of chronically vulnerable populations. The impact of FAW highlights a fundamental challenge smallholder farmers face—limited access to information, tools, technologies and management practices—and the need for systems that effectively respond to emerging transboundary threats.
Feed the Future strengthens the capacity of African communities, institutions and governments to manage FAW through a range of sustainable and effective Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies that protect people and the environment. Feed the Future, in conjunction with a USAID Bureau for Food Security-led Task Force, is working to disseminate the latest research and evidence-based technologies and management practices through resources and tools such as:
- A standardized FAW Pest Management Field Guide of evidence-based management options for low resource African farmers in collaboration with United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and research partners (see sidebar to right for guides in all available languages - Portuguese coming soon!)
- Country-specific Pest Management Decision Guides (PMDG) for maize (see also sidebar to the right for downloadable guides to key countries in English; check back for additional country guides soon):
- Kenya (English; Swahili)
- Liberia (English)
- Malawi (English)
- Mali (English; French)
- Mozambique (English; Portuguese)
- Rwanda (English)
- Senegal (English; Duala; French; Peul; Serere; Wolof)
- Sierra Leone (English)
- South Sudan (English - Maize; English - Sorghum)
- Tanzania (English; Swahili)
- Uganda (English; Swahili)
- Zambia (English)
- Map of Areas affected by Fall Armyworm according to the FAO, December 2017
Contact fallarmyworm@usaid.gov for more information.
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Fall Armyworm Events on Agrilinks
Fall Armyworm in Africa: Integrated Pest Management Guides
FAW IPM Guide - English
| Attachment | Size |
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 FAW IPM Guide - English | 3.61 MB |
FAW IPM Guide - French
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| FAW IPM Guide - French | 3.05 MB |
FAW IPM Guide - Portuguese
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| FAW IPM Guide - Portuguese | 2.9 MB |
Multimedia Resources
Pest Management Decision Guides for Maize in Key Countries
Kenya PMDG
| Attachment | Size |
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| Kenya PMDG | 1.12 MB |
Liberia PMDG
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| Liberia PMDG | 1.12 MB |
Malawi PMDG
| Attachment | Size |
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| Malawi PMDG | 1.12 MB |
Mozambique PMDG
| Attachment | Size |
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| Mozambique PMDG | 1.12 MB |
Rwanda PMDG
| Attachment | Size |
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| Rwanda PMDG | 1.12 MB |
Senegal PMDG
| Attachment | Size |
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| Senegal PMDG | 1.12 MB |
Sierra Leone PMDG
| Attachment | Size |
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| Sierra Leone PMDG | 1.12 MB |
Tanzania PMDG
| Attachment | Size |
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| Tanzania PMDG | 1.12 MB |
Uganda PMDG
| Attachment | Size |
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| Uganda PMDG | 1.12 MB |
Zambia PMDG
| Attachment | Size |
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| Zambia PMDG | 1.12 MB |
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