FAO moves to scale up response to Fall Armyworm as pest continues to spread - World
FAO moves to scale up response to Fall Armyworm as pest continues to spread Format Director-General calls for better information sharing and technology use 21 December 2020, Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is increasing efforts aimed at bolstering the global response to Fall Armyworm (FAW), considered one of the top 10 devastating plant pests affecting food and agriculture. FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, noted today that great strides had been made by the Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control (GA), a coordination mechanism established by him a year...