GOVERNMENT has disclosed that 125,886 hectares, representing 15 per cent of planted land, has so far been affected by fall army worms. Ministry of Agriculture Director for Agriculture Dr Chizumba Shepande says while government has procured chemicals to respond to the attack, farmers must supplement the state’s effort by buying their own pesticides. In an interview recently, Dr Shepande revealed that Southern and Copperbelt provinces recorded the highest infestation levels, both at 21 per cent, due to the recent mid-season dry spell that hit the two areas. “Generally, the general infestation rate in terms of the hectarage from the latest report, the one we received on the 7th that is the total coverage across the country, is 125,886 hectares. That...