Faced with onslaught of an invasive pest, the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, detected first on maize crop in the Indian state of Karnataka in May 2018 threatened the major rainy season maize crop in the following months, and managing it required more of policy perspective. An outreach programme called SAFFAL (Safeguarding Agriculture and Farmers against Fall Armyworm) helped to disseminate knowledge on pest diagnostics, biology and management tactics through information and communication technology to the farmers, agri-extension system and with pest management policy support from the Government. This describes a perspective approach that paid off in meeting the farmer’s informational needs and impacting positively limiting pest damage and sustaining productivity over the next two years.

面对入侵有害生物的袭击，2018年5月在印度卡纳塔克邦首次在玉米作物上发现的秋夜夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda威胁了随后几个月的主要雨季玉米作物，要对其进行管理需要更多的政策观点。一项名为SAFFAL（保护农业和农民免受秋季粘虫侵害）的宣传计划通过与农民的信息和通信技术，农业推广系统以及政府的病虫害管理政策支持，传播了关于病虫害诊断，生物学和管理策略的知识。这描述了一种透视方法，该方法可满足农民的信息需求，并在今后两年内有效地限制虫害的破坏并维持生产力。