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Army worm outbreak in Zambezi, Oshana and Oshikoto

Contributed by NAMPA.

RUNDU, 23 JAN (NAMPA) – Farmers in the Zambezi, Oshana and Oshikoto regions have been battling an army worm epidemic for the past three weeks, the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has said.
According to a statement availed to Nampa by the ministry on Thursday, the Fall Army Worms (FAW) started attacking crop fields in areas such as Sibbinda, Kongola, Ngoma, Bukalo, Itomba, Nsundwa, Kasheshe and Musanga in the Zambezi Region from 06 January 2020.
The ministry said the Oshana and Oshiko ...

 

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