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Farmers struggle to get rid of armyworms [1]

Most farmers in Kenya are struggling with useless chemicals or traditional methods like applying of tobacco dust on maize leaves to control the fall armyworm.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2018
Star (Kenya) [2]
Tags:
Agriculture [3], Crop Pests [4], Farmers [5], Kenya [6], Food Security [7], Maize [8], Africa [9]
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