The study ‘Neonicotinoid Insecticides: Use and Effects in African Agriculture. A Review and Recommendations to Policymakers’ was launched on 12 November 2019 in Accra, Ghana, during the Annual Meeting of African Science Academies (AMASA-15).

The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) collaborated in a study to examine the implications of neonicotinoid insecticide use for ecosystem services and sustainable agriculture in Africa.