Togo - Emergency aid for the fight against the Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)

The emergency assistance project for the fall armyworm was designed to provide emergency assistance to affected farmers. It’s a direct and immediate response to the emergency following a natural disaster caused by the invasion of a pest on the main food crops in Togo. This intervention aims to combat the invasion of the fall armyworm and reduce losses of corn and rice production. It’s indeed a support to the Government's efforts to strengthen agricultural resilience through the implementation of three (3) components that will lead to better coordination, establishment of a mechanism improved community-based surveillance, development of CLA integrated management action plan, restoration of livelihoods of vulnerable households and support for national production of biological and botanical pesticides by companies / cooperatives local. The three components of the project are: (i) strengthening the technical and equipment capacities of the Plant Protection Directorate; (ii) sustainable management and integrated pest management (IPM) against CLA and strengthening the livelihoods of vulnerable small producers; and (iii) Coordination and Communication.