The devastation caused by fall armyworms has affected 18,219.07 hectares of maize farms as at Friday May 26, 2017. So far, nine regions have been affected with farmers losing hundreds of thousands of Cedis of investment. Most of the affected farmers have abandoned their farms as there is nothing left to be salvaged. The pests … Read more
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has closed down the ware house of Piccadilly Biscuit Limited after the Authority found that the site was invaded with weevils. The FDA has also suspended production at the factory. Head of Communications at FDA,, Mr James Lartey said piccadilly producers of the popular GEM biscuit in Accra, was … Read more
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has closed down the ware house of Piccadilly Biscuit Limited after the Authority found that the site was invaded with weevils. The FDA has also suspended production at the factory. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Mr James Lartey, Head of Communications of FDA said Piccadilly, … Read more
International experts will hold emergency talks in Harare on Tuesday to tackle an outbreak of crop-eating “armyworm” caterpillars advancing across several African countries. The armyworm has already caused damage to staple crops in Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Ghana, with reports also suggesting Malawi, Mozambique and Namibia are affected. Experts say it appears to be … Read more
Scientists are calling for urgent action to halt the spread of a pest that is destroying maize crops and spreading rapidly across Africa. The fall armyworm poses a major threat to food security and agricultural trade, warns the Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (Cabi). It says farmers’ livelihoods are at risk as the non-native … Read more