The NPP Podcast: Cannibal Caterpillar

We believe that the solutions to some of the world’s biggest development challenges can be found in some its smallest places. Tiny, potentially problem-solving technologies can be found all around us in symbiosis with each other. Where? In the natural world. In the seventh episode of the Natural Plant Protection (NPP) – Podcast, we’re matching a technology with a pest, and looking at the massive impact that one of nature’s most destructive creatures is having on crop health and food security across Africa. The Fall Armyworm is a very hungry caterpillar, and accounts for as much as 21 million metric tonnes of maize losses every year, affecting up to 101 million people. Host Dan Sanchez is joined by Shanni Srivastava, Head of East Africa and Middle East, UPL. Shanni is playing a key role across Africa to protect crops and farmers from the devastating impact from the fall armyworm using some of the most revolutionary technology available. To learn more about NPP, visit:

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The NPP Podcast: Cannibal Caterpillar is an episode from UPL Global by UPL OpenAg™.

This episode is 14:47 long.

This episode was published on Oct 19, 2022.

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