The FAW challenge:Using the principles of development to create a policy-enabling environment

ANGELA RECORDSUSAID

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Key messages

– Principles of development– Science-based interventions– Aligning and leveraging

– U.S. Government contribution

– Global partnershipsand the way forward

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– …provide a scientific basis for policies and action…– …pursue participatory and sustainable food, agriculture, fisheries,

forestry, and rural development policies and practices…– …reinforce the local productive capacity of farmers, fishers, and

foresters and others actively involved in the food sector…– …ensure an enabling political, social, and economic environment…

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Rome Declaration on World Food SecurityPrinciples of development

– Alignment of response – A common protocol to manage the pest is needed– Integrated pest management guide

– Leveraging of resources– Fall armyworm in the Americas– Tools, technologies, and talents– Governments and development actors

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Principles of developmentAligning and leveraging

AGRA-CIMMYT-FAO Stakeholder Consultation MeetingFall armyworm in Africa: Status and strategy for effective management April 27-28, 20 17; Nairobi, Kenya

– 160 participants from 30 countries worldwide, including 24 in Africa– Ministry of Agriculture NPPOs and NARS in Africa– International agricultural research centers working extensively in Africa:

CIMMYT, IITA, CABI, and ICIPE– ARIs in USA, Brazil, and UK with expertise on FAW/IPM– FAO, AGRA, RECs, AU, IAPSC, DLCO-EA, IRLCO, etc.– Private sector: Technology providers for pheromones, biological control,

biopesticides, etc.

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U.S. Government responseHow is the U.S. Government contributing to fall armyworm management?

Develop and Validate ToolsTools

Help Farmers and Ag Specialists Access Knowledge and Adopt Technologies Knowledge

Support policies that ensure access and safe use of management options Policy

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U.S. Government responseThe U.S. Government will work in partnership to

– Ensure science guides fall armyworm management practices and policies

– Support country-level ownership of approaches– Provide leadership and coordination with all partners, including the

private sector– Improve human, institutional, and systems capacity

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U.S. Government response—ToolsDeveloping fall armyworm pest management field guide for Africa Workshop Sept. 16-17, 20 17; Entebbe, Uganda

Southern Africa – 30 Oct. to 1 Nov. 20 17 in Harare– 74 participants from 7 countries: Malawi,

Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana, and Seychelles

East Africa– 13 to 15 Nov. 20 17 in Addis Ababa– 66 participants from 7 countries: Ethiopia,

Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Somalia, and Burundi

West Africa– 13 to 15 Feb. 20 18 in Cotonou– 90 participants from 17 countries: Benin,

Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, DRC, and Burundi

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U.S. Government response—ToolsConsultations Regional training workshops for FAW management

– Integrated pest management– Monitoring/scouting– Pesticide use and risk

management– Host plant resistance– Biological control– Cultural control and landscape

management

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U.S. Government response—ToolsIPM guide

The way forwardGlobal partnerships

– Establishment of a U.S. Interagency Fall Armyworm Taskforce– Widely attended consultation convenings– Regional training workshops– Development of a management guide, with input from more than 50

experts– Lessons shared from the Americas

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The way forward requires cooperation around regulatory frameworks that facilitate access to safe and effective tools and technologies.

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U.S. Government response—KnowledgeHelping farmers and ag specialists access and adopt FAW technologies

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U.S. Government response—PolicyBrazil study tour

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U.S. Government response—PolicyBrazil study tour

U.S. Government response—PolicyBrazil, agricultural transformation, and fall armyworm management

– Governments must invest, especially in research and training– Private sector partnerships are key to innovation and scale. (They make the

tools.)– Farmers must have access to the full range of technologies and choose

what works.– Governments must “open the gates” and allow technologies to flow so that

farmers can choose.

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