The invasive fall armyworm is native to the Americas and was first found in Africa in early 2016. It has since spread to nearly all of sub-Saharan Africa.Fall armyworm is a voracious pest of over 80 plant species including maize, millet, rice, and sorghum and has been causing food insecurity …
Key recommendations:
policymakers and science academies must work openly and inclusively together to ensure that evidence informs policy formulation, implementation and review;more opportunities should be created to bring scientists and policymakers together. This could happen through, for instance, fellowships or secondments;programmes that engage the African science diaspora and develop science policy …
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