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Drought-hit Malawi farmers use sugar and fish soup to battle pests [1]

Armed with fish soup and neem leaves, as well as chemical pesticides, Malawi's drought-hit farmers are fighting a caterpillar that is devouring their crops and putting them at risk of hunger.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2018
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST) [2]
Tags:
Agriculture [3], Crop Pests [4], Food Security [5], Droughts [6], Farmers [7], Malawi [8], Africa [9], Chemical Fertilisers [10]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/drought-hit-malawi-farmers-use-sugar-and-fish-soup-battle-pests
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/thompson-reuters-foundation-trust
[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/droughts
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malawi
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chemical-fertilisers