Stakeholders from Ghana and Kenya joined experts from China and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to share knowledge and train in innovative strategies to monitor and sustainably manage the fall armyworm (FAW) insect pest.

China sharing cutting-edge technologies in the management of fall armyworm with Ghana and Kenya through South-South Cooperation

From 08 to 11 October 2024, 23 experts gathered at FAO Headquarters, for the 17th annual FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management (JMPM). The meeting focused on finalising this year’s intersessional work and establishing a roadmap for future approaches to pesticide management.  Over the four-day meeting,...

The 23rd Joint Meeting of Pesticide Specifications (JMPS) Meeting took place from 11 to 15 June, 2024 in Wageningen, Netherland. The meeting brought together experts from FAO and WHO to work in global pesticides standards. Mr. Guibiao Ye, FAO JMPS Secretariat and Mr. Schuler Dominic,...

Invited by International Indian Treaty Council, the FAO Pest and Pesticides Management team traveled to Guatemala from 28 July to 2August 2024, to understand the situation of pesticide use, impacts and management in the Indigenous Peoples communities. The mission focused on gathering information for developing...