Steps are being taken to fight fall armyworm, an invasive species from the Americas that arrived in AFrica in 2016 and which has spread across the continent attacking maize crops.
Steps are being taken to fight fall armyworm, an invasive species from the Americas that arrived in AFrica in 2016 and which has spread across the continent attacking maize crops.
The fall armyworm is not related to the true armyworm that Zimbabwean farmers have beome used to for decades, since it too was introduced from the Americas.
Fall armyworm caught Zimbawean farmers off guard last year, and caused extensive damage to crops, while farmers struggled to find ways to control it.
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