Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control
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This brochure highlights the successful outcomes from the implementation of the four-year Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control. Since the first report in Africa in 2016, fall armyworm (FAW) has invaded over 80 countries in Africa, the Near East, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe. It reduces maize yields by up to 73 percent and inflicts economic losses worth USD 9.4 billion in Africa alone. In response, FAO launched the Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control in 2019, a collaborative approach to coordinate pest control while promoting integrated pest management (IPM). Working with farmers, farmer groups, Farmer Field Schools (FFS), NGOs, national and international research institutes, extension services as well as government officials, the Global Action has developed a global platform to coordinate plant health research, extension and policy support across disciplines and at different scales.