Emergency Response to the Fall Armyworm Outbreak - TCP/GHA/3606
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Ghana was hit by the outbreak of the Fall Armyworm (FAW) in 2017. The pest destroyed several hectares offarms in the country, especially maize farms. Preliminary field complaints from farmers and a report by the National Taskforce on Fall Armyworm indicated the presence of FAW in all 216 districts of Ghana, with about 70-85 percent of all cultivated maize farms affected. The outbreak threatened the food security of the countryand the livelihoods of smallholder maize farmers. Limited awareness, knowledge and technical capacity in the management of FAW, which is not native to Ghana, exacerbated the challenge. The project aimed to restore the productive capacities of vulnerable and worst affected farm families, and to strengthen institutional capacity tomanage/control the current FAW outbreak and tackle future anticipated emergencies.