A successful proposal should support the farm to fork strategy to transition to fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food systems from primary production to consumption, notably the target to reduce by 50% the overall use and risk of chemical pesticides and reduce the use by 50% of the more hazardous pesticides and the biodiversity strategy. Activities will support Regulation (EU) 2016/2031[1] on protective measures against pests of plants and Regulation (EU) 2023/1134[2] on measures to prevent the introduction into, establishment and spread within the Union territory of Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith).
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
- Enlarge the knowledge about Spodoptera frugiperda in the Union territory, including the influence of climate change, ecosystem degradation and globalisation;
- Enhance capacities to prevent, monitor and (bio)control of Spodoptera frugiperda, developing economical and environmentally sound solutions for effective pest management;
- Support related EU and Associated Countries' plant health policies, while promoting international cooperation.
Spodoptera frugiperda, also known as fall armyworm (FAW), is a transboundary, highly polyphagous plant pest with an exceptional migratory capacity, which can severely impact yields of several crops, such as maize, rice, vegetables and cotton. It is spreading fast worldwide and towards the Union territory. Its presence
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