Kenya is staring at a major food security crisis thanks to the army worm invasion. The worms are devouring acres of food crops in 13 counties and spreading fast to other counties. The drought and the army worm are a double tragedy to our country’s food security which is also taking a knock from skyrocketing prices of basic commodities such as Unga and sugar. The pest causes massive losses in maize and attacks other cereal crops like sorghum, rice, millet, wheat and barley. The ministry has recommended nine insecticides to fight army worms.

Source: Standard Digital April 25, 2017 04:41 UTC