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Burkina Faso: Impact of fall armyworm on maize production, livelihoods and food security

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FAO. 2023. Burkina Faso: Impact of fall armyworm on maize production, livelihoods and food security. DIEM-Impact report, July 2023. Rome.




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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.
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    2022
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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.
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  • Thumbnail Image
    Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet
    Burkina Faso: Impact of fall armyworm on maize production, livelihoods and food security
    DIEM-Impact report, July 2023: Executive summary
    2023
    Also available in:

    This document is the Executive summary provided in the July 2023 DIEM-Impact report entitled Burkina Faso: Impact of fall armyworm on maize production, livelihoods and food security. Since its appearance in 2016, fall armyworm has spread to many countries and remains one of the main threats to agriculture and food security in Africa. Among the countries affected by fall armyworm in West Africa and the Sahel, Burkina Faso was selected for this assessment based on the data of the Cadre Harmonisé analysis that indicated twelve percent of the population were in Phase 3+ over the second half of 2022, the highest in West Africa. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of fall armyworm on maize production, and the livelihoods and food security of maize farmers in Burkina Faso. FAO established DIEM-Impact to provide a granular and rapid understanding of the impact of large-scale hazards on agriculture and agricultural livelihoods using a variety of assessment methodologies, including primary and secondary information, remote sensing technologies, and FAO’s damage and loss methodology. DIEM-Impact presents a regularly updated and accessible state of food insecurity in fragile environments and helps underpin FAO's programming based on evidence.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Book (stand-alone)
    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
    2022
    Also available in:
    No results found.

    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.
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    Burkina Faso: Impact de la chenille légionnaire d'automne sur la production de maïs, les moyens d’existence et la sécurité alimentaire
    Rapport DIEM-Impact, juillet 2023: Résumé
    2023
    Also available in:

    Ce document est la traduction française du résumé exécutif du rapport DIEM-Impact de juillet 2023 intitulé Burkina Faso : Impact de la chenille légionnaire d'automne sur la production de maïs, les moyens d’existence et la sécurité alimentaire. Depuis son apparition en 2016, la chenille légionnaire d'automne s'est propagée dans de nombreux pays et reste l'une des principales menaces pour l'agriculture et la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique. Parmi les pays touchés par la chenille légionnaire d'automne en Afrique de l'Ouest et au Sahel, le Burkina Faso a été sélectionné pour cette évaluation sur la base des données de l'analyse du Cadre Harmonisé qui indiquait que douze pour cent de la population étaient en phase 3+ au cours du second semestre 2022, le plus élevé en Afrique de l'Ouest. L'objectif de cette étude était d'évaluer l'impact de la chenille légionnaire d'automne sur la production de maïs, ainsi que sur les moyens de subsistance et la sécurité alimentaire des producteurs de maïs au Burkina Faso. La FAO a créé le système DIEM-Impact afin de proposer, dans un délai rapide, une analyse granulaire des conséquences des risques de grande ampleur sur les chaînes de valeur et les moyens d’existence agricoles. Cette analyse repose sur les technologies de télédétection, la collecte d’informations primaires et secondaires et la méthodologie des dommages et pertes de la FAO. DIEM-Impact présente un état régulièrement mis à jour et accessible de l'insécurité alimentaire dans les environnements fragiles et permet d'étayer la programmation de la FAO avec des données factuelles.

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