Scaling up the fight against papaya mealybug pest in South Sudan
The papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) is a significant pest of papaya which has been wreaking havoc amongst smallholder farmers since it first invaded East Africa between 2015 to 2020.
Deploying biopesticides to combat fall armyworm in South Sudan
A new project in South Sudan is combatting the fall armyworm, an insect that can cause significant damage to crops, particularly maize. With more than half of South Sudan’s current population—nearly 6.2 million people—in need of life-saving food assistance, safeguarding food security where possible is essential. Launched in January 2019 as a partnership between CABI,…