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Army worms threaten Tanzanian northern maize farms [1]

At least 400 hectares of maize field in Tanzania’s northern district of Arusha are on the brink of destruction after an invasion of fall armyworms, destructive pests that are threatening food secur

Publication Date: 
22/01/2018
Coast Week (Kenya) [2]
Tags:
Agriculture [3], Crop Pests [4], Food Security [5], Maize [6], Tanzania [7], Africa [8]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/coast-week-kenya
[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/tanzania
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa