PROJECT FOCUS AREAS
1. Boosting Agricultural Technologies
To combat fall armyworm, we are developing, validating, and scaling sustainable and cost-effective integrated pest management technologies.
2. Improving Agricultural Techniques
Through our activities, we are increasing adoption of good agricultural practices and integrated pest management techniques among smallholder farmers and other agriculture stakeholders.
3. Fostering an Integrated Approach
Because we know that effective pest management extends beyond the farm, the activity is improving policies and systems to foster good agricultural practices and integrated pest management.
COUNTRY CONTEXT
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The 2016–2019 invasion of fall armyworm into Africa was sudden, swift and unstoppable. By 2017, widespread damage to maize crops threatened the food security of smallholder subsistence farming communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The presence of fall armyworm is irreversible, but with a concerted effort by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Livestock (MINAGRI), the private sector, and smallholder farmers, the effects of fall armyworm can be less devastating to crops.