Climate in Africa favouring FAW pest infestations on maize crops
A farmer inspecting his maize crop in Nyeri, Kenya. A new study has revealed that majority of maize plantations in Africa are susceptible to the destructive fall armyworm pest. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Huge swathes of maize plantations in Africa are susceptible to destructive fall armyworm (FAW) pests, a new study reveals.
The new study by scientists from the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), the University of Minnesota’s GEMS Informatics Centre, Global Advisor and Plant Health, highlighted how almost the entire African maize crop is grown in areas with climates that support seasonal infestations of the pest.
