AGRICULTURE Minister Reuben Mtolo has disclosed that the country has recorded an outbreak of the fall army worms which have so far affected 331 hectares in Mkushi District, Central Province. And Mtolo has announced that the funds which were released to pay farmers that supplied maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) have since been channeled to all provinces and that payment has commenced. Addressing the media, Tuesday, Mtolo said government had strengthened surveillance and other control measures to control the outbreaks of migratory pests and diseases. “The fall army worm is a serious threat to national food security, and as government, we have strengthened surveillance and other control measures to control the outbreaks of migratory pests and diseases. In...

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