FAO Warns Against Over Reliance On Pesticides To Fight Fall Armyworms
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Accra has warned against the over reliance on pesticides in the treatment of ...
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Agric Ministry Dispatches Chemicals To Combat Army Worm In U/W
Government, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture(MOFA) has released over one thousand litres of chemicals to help fight fall ...
1,083 Hectares of Farmlands Attacked By Armyworm In Northern Region
About 1,083 hectares of farmlands in the Northern Region alone have been affected by the fall armyworm that was detected ...
Crop-Killing Armyworm Caterpillar Reaches Rwanda, Kenya
Rwanda's government announced on Wednesday it had discovered fall armyworm on its crops, making it the third east African country ...
Crop-Destroying Armyworm Caterpillars Spread To Uganda
A plague of crop-destroying fall armyworm caterpillars has spread to East Africa where officials confirmed their presence for the first ...
Armyworms Threaten Southern Africa Food Supply
An outbreak of armyworm caterpillars present in several southern African countries threatens to strip the entire region of key food ...
South Africa’s Battle With Armyworms
South African farmers are battling an alien armyworm invasion that has already caused devastation on their crops. The maize-destroying caterpillars ...
Emergency UN Meeting In Harare Over Armyworm Outbreak
International experts will hold emergency talks in Harare on Tuesday to tackle an outbreak of crop-eating "armyworm" caterpillars advancing across ...
Fall Armyworm ‘threatens African Farmers’ Livelihoods’
Scientists are calling for urgent action to halt the spread of a pest that is destroying maize crops and spreading ...