The implementation of the Regional Innovative System for Fruit Fly Control in West Africa (SyRIMAO) made it possible to implement the project in the countries mainly with the : (i) validation of 5 research protocols to foster better control option under researcher’s management, formulated in finished product and tested in the field, (ii) capacity building on new administrative and accountancy procedures, as well as monitoring and evaluation for projects management teams in Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone and Senegal, (iii) building capacities for 106 people from farmers’ organizations, divisions for plant protection, and officers from border posts and official control (Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Niger), (iv) support for mango inter-profession of Burkina Faso in the process of adopting compulsory financial contribution, continuous surveillance – monitoring – early warning in countries.

Regarding ownership on fruits flies control mechanism by actors, SYRIMAO should consider joining hands with other ongoing initiatives in the sector. Indeed, within the framework of anticipation and early control actions against desert locusts, REOWA-SFW, in collaboration with CLCPRO, provided technical assistance to the Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development of ECOWAS Commission and to Member States. Moreover, a virtual regional meeting reviewed actions undertaken by countries, challenges and prospects for sustainable management of fall army worms. Similarly, the operationalisation of the West African Committee for the Registration of Pesticides (ECOWAS-UEMOA-CILSS tripartite convention), is on track.

Discussions on this issue resulted in convergence of views on the need for combining efforts to effectively control pests, increasing income for producers and adding value to market shares for West African export products.