{"id":433289,"date":"2017-11-02T03:05:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T03:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/02\/fall-armyworm-gh%c8%bc10m-spent-on-insecticides\/"},"modified":"2017-11-02T03:05:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T03:05:59","slug":"fall-armyworm-gh%c8%bc10m-spent-on-insecticides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/02\/fall-armyworm-gh%c8%bc10m-spent-on-insecticides\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall armyworm: GH\u023b10m spent on insecticides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- Ends 3rd Nov 2017 --><\/p>\n<p>Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Sagre Bambangi, has told Parliament that government has so far expended about GH\u20b510 million on insecticides to combat the Fall armyworm (FAW) outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>He told Members of Parliament when he was asked a question by Member of Parliament for Ashiaman, Ernest Norgbey, on the procurement method for the insecticides, as well the cost and impact of the pest invasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe total cost of the procurement is GH\u20b59,998,896 and the armyworm has been generally controlled,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline.com_InArticle_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>FAW a new pest in Africa that attacks maize and also feeds on a range of other crops, including millet, sorghum, rice, wheat, sugar cane and vegetables.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/4692005587327_4199691520020.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More than 112,000 hectares of farm fields have been invaded by the pests across the country.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/7678756644017_4641834651637.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Sagre Bambangi, has told Parliament that government has so far expended about GH\u20b510 million on insecticides to combat the Fall armyworm (FAW) outbreak. 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