FAO First meeting of the Technical Committee for the Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control, 18 May 2020

As part of FAO’s three year Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control, the first Technical Committee meeting took place to discuss the objectives of the Global Action.

The three objectives are

(1) Global, regional, national and farmer-level coordination and collaboration on FAW control enhanced, resulting in implementation of ecosystem-friendly Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices and policies; (2) Reduce crop yield losses caused by FAW; and (3) Prevention of the further spread of FAW to new areas.

The report on the first meeting found here summarizes all suggestions and action points discussed by the Technicial Committee.