Regional Surveillance and Monitoring Platform
Stakeholders need to know where FAW is, or will be soon, and at what levels it is present – to make sound management decisions.
Project Description
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Without a good understanding of FAW biology, movement and infestation levels it can be easy to feel like one is stuck in a ma(i)ze without any clear pathway out!
This project supports the development of surveillance and monitoring tools to help regional stakeholders better understand how to make proactive & SMART interventions to control FAW.
Further Resources
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Surveillance & Monitoring
Project Document
The project plan for this work area is currently under development and will be shared for consultation shortly.
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FAO Global FAW Monitoring Platform
An integral part of FAO’s sustainable management programme for FAW is the FAW Monitoring and Early Warning System (FAMEWS). This consists of a mobile app – available free of charge from the Google Play store – for data collection and a global platform for mapping the current situation.
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Digital IPM Tools
There are many digital monitoring and surveillance tools being developed in the field across Southeast Asia. We are keen to hear from those developing and/or using these solutions with farmers and/or organisations to feature on our directory of services and in our upcoming digital IPM webinar series. Contact us to talk more about opportunities.