Gambia: Villagers Complain of Insect Invasion On Their Farms

One Essa Bojang of Mbankam has call on the Government especially the Agriculture Ministry, to come to their aid as insects have invaded their maize and beans farms.

The farmers who spoke to this reporter from Nuimi Mbankam village in the North Bank Region, said they don't expect to harvest maize or beans this rainy season, as insects have invaded their farms. They said they are afraid that the rice fields cultivated by women is next for the insects and this will be a disaster, should it happen.

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