Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers faced with the outbreak of the fall armyworm should go slow on harmful pesticides or risk dire environmental consequences. Scientists at Centre for Agricultural and Bioscience International are instead recommending the use of more environmentally sustainable biological controls through Integrated Pest Management (IPM). …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to eight harmful pesticide contaminants have been found in tomatoes sold in major markets in Kampala and other parts of Uganda. The study by the Uganda National Association of Community and Occupational Health – UNACOH was done in 18 districts of Uganda under …
Read More »Farmers asked to alternate pesticides to control fall armyworms
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Agricultural Research Organization- NARO has asked farmers to use different pesticides to destroy fall armyworms. Winfred Aol Opio, an entomologist at NARO says that the worms become resistant to a single pesticide when used for two or more consecutive seasons in …
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