National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has assured farmers in western Kenya that genetically modified (GMO) maize is resistant to fall armyworms. The state agency said GM maize is also resistant to other ...

In 2019, Christophe Rwisumbura, a farmer from Nasho Sector in Nyagatare District, lost 65 per cent of his maize harvest, estimated at around seven tonnes , due to fall armyworms that had broken out ...

For Eliza Arwan, staying days without a meal or water is nothing new. But things are getting worse for the 40-year-old mother of six, who rarely sees her husband and relies on menial jobs at the ...

Infestation of the fall armyworm (FAW), a destructive pest, has been reported in several parts of Himachal Pradesh, posing a serious threat to maize crops and causing concern among farmers across ...

Fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda, can damage several important Kansas crops as well as pasture, turf, and home landscaping, and are currently being reported across the state in various crops and ...

THABAZIMBI, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa's agriculture ministry is registering pesticides for use against the fall armyworm in the event that tests confirm the presence of the Central ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Justus Suchi dries maize at Elukaka village in Butere. [File, Standard] National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has assured ...