Togo - Aide d’urgence pour la lutte contre l’invasion de la Chenille Légionnaire d’Automne (Spodoptera frugiperda)

Project Summary

Approval Date	28 Jan 2019
Signature Date	22 Mar 2019
Planned Completion Date	30 Jul 2019
Last Disbursement Planned Date	31 Dec 2019
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign	Sovereign
Sector	Agriculture and Rural Development
DAC Sector Code	31110
Environmental Category	2
Commitment	U.A 720,331.35
Status	Completion

Project General Description

The emergency assistance project for the fall armyworm was designed to provide emergency assistance to affected farmers. It’s a direct and immediate response to the emergency following a natural disaster caused by the invasion of a pest on the main food crops in Togo. This intervention aims to combat the invasion of the fall armyworm and reduce losses of corn and rice production. It’s indeed a support to the Government's efforts to strengthen agricultural resilience through the implementation of three (3) components that will lead to better coordination, establishment of a mechanism improved community-based surveillance, development of CLA integrated management action plan, restoration of livelihoods of vulnerable households and support for national production of biological and botanical pesticides by companies / cooperatives local. The three components of the project are: (i) strengthening the technical and equipment capacities of the Plant Protection Directorate; (ii) sustainable management and integrated pest management (IPM) against CLA and strengthening the livelihoods of vulnerable small producers; and (iii) Coordination and Communication.

Project Objectives

The main objective of this operation is to help fight the fall armyworm invasion and reduce losses of corn, rice and market gardening production, in order to strengthen the food and nutritional security of the populations of Togo.

Beneficiaries

The main beneficiaries of the project are the affected producers and vulnerable households.

Participating Organization

Funding

Special Relief Funds

Information

IATI identifier	46002-P-TG-A00-005
Last Update	02 Feb 2023

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Contact Details

Name	FELLAH Hatem
Email	h.fellah@afdb.org

Geographic Location

Country	Togo

Coordinates	Location Name
10.5 0.5	Savanes
9.66667 0.91667	Kara
6.5 1.33333	Région Maritime
7.5 1.16667	Plateaux
8.66667 1	Centrale

Project Classification

Finance Type	Aid Grant Excluding Debt Reorganisation
Flow Type	ODA
Aid Type	Other Technical Assistance

Commitments

U.A 720,331

Special Relief Funds

U.A 720,331.35

Disbursements

Document Type	Language	Document
Appraisal report	fr	Togo Aide Urgence Invasion de la chenille

Indicator	Indicator Measure	Target Year	Target Value
Area of fields treated	Ha	2019	10000
Area of fields treated - of whom women	Ha	2019	4000
Number of households having covered their food and food and nutrition needs	Number	2019	3000
Number of households having covered their food and food and nutrition needs - of whom women	Number	2019	600
Number of agents from the Direction de la Protection des Végétaux (DPV), Institut de Conseil et d'Appui Technique (ICAT), NSCT and Direction Régionale de l'Agriculture de l'Elevage et de la Pêche (DRAEP) trained	Number	2019	150
Number of agents from the Direction de la Protection des Végétaux (DPV), Institut de Conseil et d'Appui Technique (ICAT), NSCT and Direction Régionale de l'Agriculture de l'Elevage et de la Pêche (DRAEP) trained - of whom women	Number	2019	45
Number and quality of IT materials and equipment supplied to the Plant Protection Department (DPV) and the Higher School of Agronomy (ESA/UL) - motorcycle	Number	2019	15
Number and quality of IT materials and equipment supplied to the Plant Protection Department (DPV) and the Higher School of Agronomy (ESA/UL) - 4X4 vehicle	Number	2019	1
Number and quality of IT materials and equipment supplied to the Plant Protection Department (DPV) and the Higher School of Agronomy (ESA/UL) - Personal Computer	Number	2019	4
Quality of laboratory equipment and laboratory equipment and consumables ( including pheromone traps) acquired	None	2019	A set of research materials
Number of producers applying Integrated Pest Management (IPM) methods for the control of Fall Armyworm (LAW)	Number	2019	2000
Number of focal points at prefectural level operational in the monitoring of the Fall armyworm (CLA)	Number	2019	39
Type and number of pesticides biological and botanical pesticides produced to control the Fall Armyworm (CLA) - biopesticide	Number	2019	1
Type and number of pesticides biological and botanical pesticides produced to control the Fall Armyworm (CLA) - pesticide botany	Number	2019	1
Number of training and awareness raising workshops	Number	2019	8
Number of village brigades set up and trained in the prefectures by the Regional Directorate for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (DRAEP)	Number	2019	200
Number of village brigades set up and trained in the prefectures by the Regional Directorate for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (DRAEP) - of whom women	Number	2019	60
Monitoring and early warning system operational	Number	2019	1