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Africa:
Nation Hosts Emergency Meeting On Armyworm Infestation
DW, 14 February 2017
The United Nations is holding emergency talks in Harare to address the crop-eating "armyworm" caterpillars currently devastating farmland across several African countries. Read more »
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Namibia:
Farmers Appeal for Pesticides Against Worms
Namibian, 13 February 2017
COMMUNAL farmers in the Zambezi region's Linyanti constituency have appealed to government for pesticides to combat the armyworm outbreak. Read more »
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Southern Africa:
Armyworms Wreaking Havoc - Why It's a Big Deal
The Conversation Africa, 12 February 2017
A combination of native African armyworms and Fall armyworms from the Americas are ravaging staple crops across southern Africa. If uncontrolled, they have the potential to cause… Read more »
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East Africa:
Armyworm Invasion Could Spread to East Africa
Nation, 12 February 2017
If you thought the current drought ravaging many parts of the country was bad enough, then brace yourself for an invasion of the armyworm. Read more »
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Southern Africa:
'Fall Armyworm' Attacks Southern African Crops
DW, 7 February 2017
Southern Africa is facing a plague of pests which is threatening crop harvests and food supplies for millions of people. Zimbabwe hosts an emergency FAO meeting next week to shape… Read more »
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South Africa:
Agriculture Minister, UN Food Organisation to Visit Farms Hit By False Armyworm
News24Wire, 13 February 2017
The Minister of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana will visit farms in Limpopo with the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday in an effort to bring the False Armyworm… Read more »
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South Africa:
Armyworm 'Invasion' Must Be Declared National Disaster
DA, 13 February 2017
The DA will today call on the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Mr Des van Rooyen, to declare the 'invasion' of the Fall Armyworm (FAW) a national… Read more »
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South Africa:
Disaster Management Plan Needed for Potentially Devastating Armyworm 'Invasion'
DA, 31 January 2017
The DA has written to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Senzeni Zokwana, to call for a comprehensive disaster management plan on how his department will deal… Read more »
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Zambia:
Armyworm Outbreak - Is Climate Change to Blame?
IPS, 23 January 2017
Surrender Hamufuba of Mwanamambo village in Pemba district recalls how he battled Armyworms in 2012. Fast-forward to 2016 and it is a similar story - another pest infestation on an… Read more »