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Fall armyworm 'threatens African farmers' livelihoods' [1]

Scientists are calling for urgent action to halt the spread of a pest that is destroying maize crops is spreading rapidly across Africa.

Publication Date: 
06/02/2017
BBC (UK) [2]
Tags:
Agriculture [3], Crop Pests [4], Food Security [5], Maize [6], Africa [7], FAO [8], Invasive Alien Species [9], Farmers [10]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/bbc-uk
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-pests
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maize
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fao
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/invasive-alien-species
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers