SDSN’s Thematic Network on Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems is organizing a carbon-free e-conference on responding to the fall armyworm (FAW) outbreak in Africa from October 22 to 26.

Two years ago, fall armyworm (FAW) arrived in Africa. What we have learned so far? What are effective strategies in reaching farmers across the continent? How effective have responses so far been? What are the long-term consequences of these responses? What innovative ideas might work better?

Find out and share your insights in the UN SDSN carbon-free e-conference on responding to the fall armyworm outbreak in Africa from 22-26 October. Subscribe here to join daily sessions on various aspects of responding to the FAW outbreak in Africa. Subscribing also gives you access to the online platform to meet, share work and discuss with others. The e-conference and the online platform will result in a shared action agenda that everyone can contribute to.

Program in brief, daily sessions from 13:00-14:30 GMT:

• 22 October: Fall armyworm identification and infestation
• 23 October: Monitoring FAW infestation across Africa
• 24 October: Effects of pesticide application in response to FAW
• 25 October: What has been tried so far? Integrated pest management and farmer field schools across Africa
• 26 October: What else can we try? Biocontrol, breeding and innovative solutions

Please download the flyer (PDF).

Please visit the e-conference website for more background information and registration.

Fall Armyworm Portal

A brand new Fall Armyworm Portal has gone live on September 11, 2018, which includes the very latest reports and research on the devastating crop pest. This open access portal is part of CABI’s Invasive Species Compendium (ISC) which hosts over 5,000 new practical information resources, including factsheets and pest management decision guides, for the identification and management of invasive species such as the fall armyworm, tomato leafminer and Parthenium weed.

The ISC, which contains a bibliographic database of over 200,000 records, also allows for easy linking to CABI’s toolbox of apps, the recently launched Horizon Scanning Tool (which helps users identify potential invasive species threats to a country, state or province), and pest alerts. This work has been delivered as part of the Action on Invasives programme, which is co-financed by the Netherlands DGIS.

Please download the PDF with detailed information on CABI’s Invasive Species Compendium.