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Africa struggles for weapons against armyworm curse [1]

On farms across Africa, a seemingly innocuous brown and beige caterpillar is waging a silent war, devastating rural incomes and posing a major threat to the continent's food supply.

Publication Date: 
04/05/2018
News 24 (South Africa) [2]
Tags:
Agriculture [3], Crop Pests [4], Food Security [5], Africa [6], Maize [7], Food Supply [8]
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