The Ghana COCOBOD has ruled out any significant impact of the army worm infestation on the output for cocoa for the 2016/2017 crop season. COCOBOD explains to Citi Business News it has managed the situation to prevent a widespread infestation. The Public Affairs Manager of COCOBOD, Noah Amenyah however admitted that the pests have affected … Read more
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie-Akoto has announced the allocation of 16 million cedis by the ministry to eradicate the infestation of army worm in some farms. The minister revealed this when he inaugurated a multi-sectorial task force that has membership from the private sector and development partners to control and manage … Read more
Government has set up a task force for the control and management of army worm infestation of farms in the country. Ghana experienced the infestation of the Fall Army Worm (FAW) in all parts of the country, except in the Western Region in 2016 where approximately 4,052 hectares of maize and cowpea fields were destroyed. … Read more