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Smallholder farms (<2 ha) account for 73.8% of the farms in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (Lowder et al. 2021). Increasing the productivity of these farmers will be essential if the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals of reducing poverty and improving livelihoods are to be achieved (Lowder et al. 2021). In general, smallholders in SSA tend to grow staples, particularly maize (Zea mays L.), along with other crops for income.

Science-based strategies to tackle biological invasions depend on recent, accurate, well-documented, standardized and openly accessible information on alien species. Currently and historically, biodiversity data are scattered in numerous disconnected data silos that lack interoperability. The situation is no different for alien species data, and this obstructs efficient retrieval, combination, and use of these kinds of information for research and policy-making.

Science-based strategies to tackle biological invasions depend on recent, accurate, well-documented, standardised and openly accessible information on alien species. Currently and historically, biodiversity data are scattered in numerous disconnected data silos that lack interoperability. The situation is no different for alien species data, and this obstructs efficient retrieval, combination, and use of these kinds of information for research and policy-making.