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Collective efforts to fight fall armyworm (FAW) led to FAW-tolerant varieties in only 2 years and dedicated IPM extension efforts reaching 187,000 farmers

Fall armyworm has become an endemic pest across Africa and Asia. International efforts enabled monitoring and surveillance and dissemination of sustainable and affordable Integrated Pest Management and breeding-based solutions. Control strategies that combined intercropping, crop rotation and adjust...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Maize
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2021
Subjects:
research
farmers
varieties
agricultural research
breeding
monitoring
intercropping
management
hybrids
harvesting
planting
integrated pest management
strategies
pest management
crop rotation
africa
sub-saharan africa
bangladesh
extension
ipm
trials
asia
solutions
surveillance
system
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121552
Summary:Fall armyworm has become an endemic pest across Africa and Asia. International efforts enabled monitoring and surveillance and dissemination of sustainable and affordable Integrated Pest Management and breeding-based solutions. Control strategies that combined intercropping, crop rotation and adjusting planting/harvesting dates have proved promising. Within 2 years, CIMMYT made available FAW-tolerant hybrids for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In 2021, National Agricultural Research System (NARS) partners started national performance trials. In Asia, smallholder extension efforts in Bangladesh reached 187,000 farmers during 2020-2021.

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