Africa's Food Supply Vulnerable to Armyworm Attack - Again
Remember last year's Fall Armyworm invasion on our staple crops across Southern Africa and how it wiped out entire fields? Well, the Namibian government has warned that the country is likely to experience another outbreak - making it a threat to the whole of Southern Africa and the continent, as the crop-destroying caterpillar is hard to contain.
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Southern Africa:
Namibia Faces Fresh Armyworm Outbreak
New Era, 6 February 2018
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has warned that the country is likely to experience a second armyworm outbreak in a row, following last year's one. Read more »
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