[Photo By: Caroline Chebet]IN SUMMARY Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett says research centres have been funded to seek solutionsCereal growers warn of maize shortage over fall army wormDetails have emerged that no solution has been found to eradicate the migratory pest. The Cereal Growers Association has warned of a possible serious maize shortage in the coming months due to the army worm invasion. The association has noted the pest is a major threat to maize production, terming it “worse than the Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease”. But the chairman of the Cereal Growers Association Farnie Kruger termed the army worm as one of the greatest challenges the sector was facing. Trans Nzoia Agriculture Executive Mary Nzomo noted it was hard for one county to deal with the migratory pest.

Source: Standard Digital November 21, 2017 07:30 UTC