SOLUTIONS TO THE COTTON LEAFHOPPER (AMRASCA BIGUTTULA/COTTON
JASSID) PROBLEM IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA
REPORT BY THE
SECRETARIAT[1]
Acronyms. 3
Acknowledgements. 4
DISCLAIMER. 5
Foreword. 6
WTO Deputy Director-General 6
Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva. 8
Executive summary. 10
Introduction.. 12
1 PRESENTATION OF THE CURRENT SITUATION REGARDING
THE COTTON LEAFHOPPER INFESTATION IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA AND ITS IMPACT ON
COTTON PRODUCTION.. 13
1.1 Situation regarding leafhopper infestations. 13
1.2 Recommended measures for dealing with this
pest 14
1.3 Recommendations. 14
1.4 Cotton companies. 15
1.5 Producers. 15
1.6 Challenges. 16
1.7 Conclusion. 16
2 Discussion on the measures currently in place,
including those implemented by THE FAO in conjunction with its partners, to
support countries' efforts to control this pest and reduce cotton production
losses. 17
2.1 Background. 17
2.2 Description. 17
2.3 Potential for the biological control of Amrasca
biguttula. 18
2.4 Conclusions and outlook. 18
3 PRESENTATION OF A MODEL FOR PREDICTING AMRASCA BIGUTTULA INFESTATIONS. 19
3.1 Model and data. 19
3.2 Results. 20
3.3 Conclusion. 20
4 ProposED actions and solutions supportING the
objectives of cotton leafhopper ERADICATION PROGRAMMES in West and Central
Africa FOR PRESENTATION to donors and technical partners at a later date. 21
4.1 Question-and-answer session. 21
4.2 Proposed solutions for managing Amrasca
biguttula. 22
4.3 Next steps. 23
5 Conclusion.. 23
6 Closing speech.. 24
Acronyms
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WTO
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World Trade Organization
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FAO
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Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations
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IRC
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Cotton Research Institute
(Benin)
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ICIPE
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International Centre of
Insect Physiology and Ecology
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CABI
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Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International
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PR‑PICA
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Regional Programme for Integrated Cotton Production
in Africa
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C4
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Cotton 4 (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali)
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[1] This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own
responsibility and is without prejudice to the positions of Members or to their
rights and obligations under the WTO. It has been prepared for information only
and is not intended to provide any authoritative or official legal
interpretation of the provisions of the WTO Agreements in general on in
relation to any measure listed in this document.