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    Technical Guidance on Fall Armyworm: Coordinated Surveillance and an Early Warning System for the Sustainable Management of Transboundary Pests, with Special Reference to Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda [J.E. Smith]) in South and Southeast Asia
    Technical Guidance on Fall Armyworm: Coordinated Surveillance and an Early Warning System for the Sustainable Management of Transboundary Pests, with Special Reference to Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda [J.E. Smith]) in South and Southeast Asia
    Technical Guidance on Fall Armyworm: Coordinated Surveillance and an Early Warning System for the Sustainable Management of Transboundary Pests, with Special Reference to Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda [J.E. Smith]) in South and Southeast Asia
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    Technical Guidance on Fall Armyworm: Coordinated Surveillance and an Early Warning System for the Sustainable Management of Transboundary Pests, with Special Reference to Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda [J.E. Smith]) in South and Southeast Asia

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    Worldwide, maize is the third most important cereal after rice and wheat. It occupies 197 million hectares of planted area. Asia contributes to nearly 30 percent of global maize supplies, and area and production of the crop is rapidly increasing in the continent. Minimum support prices, swelling market demand from the animal feed and processing industries, as well as human consumption, have all led to increased maize production in zones where precipitation limits rice cultivation.

    However, maize production is currently threatened by the arrival in Asia (in 2018) of the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) – a native to North America. It invaded India in 2018 and since then it has marched to most of the Asian countries. In 2019, its presence was confirmed in 13 Asian countries including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam. In 2020, it was confirmed in Australia, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea. In August 2021, it reached the Solomon Islands, posing a serious threat to other Pacific islands. FAW is a fast-dispersing, migratory, transboundary insect pest. While high FAW incidences have been reported on several crops in Asia, the most important economic damage caused is to maize (followed by sorghum). The FAW invasion threatens the food security of millions of family farms in Asia, with smallholder farmers being especially vulnerable. The negative economic impact of FAW is not only evident in yield loss: the pest also leads to a significant increase in insecticide applications, with associated health, environmental and cost issues. At the same time, resilience to FAW on the continent is currently weakened by the limited access to necessary tools, technologies and sustainable integrated pest management (IPM) practices for FAW. Thus, there is an urgent need to implement an effective approach to FAW management in Asia.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
    Release dateDec 1, 2022
    ISBN9789251372524
    Technical Guidance on Fall Armyworm: Coordinated Surveillance and an Early Warning System for the Sustainable Management of Transboundary Pests, with Special Reference to Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda [J.E. Smith]) in South and Southeast Asia
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    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

    An intergovernmental organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has 194 Member Nations, two associate members and one member organization, the European Union. Its employees come from various cultural backgrounds and are experts in the multiple fields of activity FAO engages in. FAO’s staff capacity allows it to support improved governance inter alia, generate, develop and adapt existing tools and guidelines and provide targeted governance support as a resource to country and regional level FAO offices. Headquartered in Rome, Italy, FAO is present in over 130 countries.Founded in 1945, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO provides a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. The Organization publishes authoritative publications on agriculture, fisheries, forestry and nutrition.

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