Chipo Chisonga News Today

The fall armyworm mostly attacks the vegetative and reproductive parts of the plant. Photo: National Agricultural Information Services/Dorcas Kabuya

  Deploying a range of non-hazardous technologies, researchers are joining forces to better manage the pest. As the fall armyworm continues to spread across the globe, researchers are keenly pursuing technologies that will assist farmers in managing this invasive pest that is threatening food and nutrition security and the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of smallholders. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that fall armyworm could cause losses of bet...