DOSSIER: Fall Armyworm Invasion

Ghana is once again suffering from an attack by fall armyworms which are still permeating through farm yields in various parts of the country.

• Pokrom Nsabaa: Farms destroyed with chemical over land dispute (2021-01-19)
• Researchers work to find biological control solution to fall armyworm (2020-07-31)
• Researchers work to find biological control solution to fall armyworm (2020-07-31)
• Don’t wait to see fall armyworm before you spray – Agric Director (2020-07-16)
• MoFA moves to contain Fall Army Worm outbreak (2020-07-10)
• We have distributed chemicals to fight fall armyworm - Deputy Agric Minister (2020-04-29)
• Resurgence of fall army worm will not affect food security – Agric Ministry (2020-04-28)
• Agric. ministry warns farmers over resurgence of Fall Armyworms (2020-04-27)
• Local company finds antidote to fall armyworm - courts government’s patronage (2020-01-29)
• K.Badu Agrochemical adjudged Best Agrochemical company in Africa (2020-01-28)
• Ghana’s GMO court case scheduled for hearing on January 30 (2020-01-21)
• Ghana must enhance de-oiling of palm fruits to boost productivity - Solidaridad (2020-01-17)
• Ghana needs more PPPs to move from aid to trade - Dutch ambassador (2020-01-17)
• 'Havoc for farming' as locusts invade Kenya (2020-01-10)
• Govt urged to invest in oil palm promotion (2020-01-08)
• Ghana rice to have special identification stickers (2019-12-20)
• Ghana, Morocco unveil biggest fertilizer programme (2019-12-12)
• Post-harvest losses in cereals rise in 2018 (2019-12-10)
• Opportunity International supports farmers with over GH¢110m (2019-12-04)
• Farmers’ Day: ‘There is nothing to celebrate’ – PFAG jabs ahead of ‘big day’ (2019-12-04)
• Youth urged to take livestock production as business (2019-12-02)
• Fighting the fall armyworms: Detergent and herbal concoctions to the rescue (2019-07-13)
• Farmers in Tumu report of reappearance of fall armyworms (2019-06-27)
• Fall armyworms destroy over 2,000 hectares of maize farms (2019-06-27)
• Agric ministry triggers interventions to contain reemerging Fall Army Worms (2019-06-14)
• North Tongu ready to combat army worms’ outbreak - farmers assured (2019-04-25)
• Ghana tech company wins big at Fall Armyworm Tech Prize (2018-11-25)
• Agric Minister tours Brong Ahafo, Ashanti, and Eastern regions (2018-10-24)
• Biotech can tackle Fall Armyworms (2018-08-03)
• Fall Army Worms resurface in parts of Northern Region (2018-07-20)
• 2,000 birds killed over fresh Bird Flu case in the Eastern Region (2018-07-01)
• Rice imports equal almost half of cocoa proceeds - MoFA (2018-06-28)
• LIVESTREAMING: Agric Minister meets the press (2018-06-26)
• Outbreak of Fall Southern armyworm in Africa - MoFA (2018-06-23)
• Armyworms are back (2018-06-15)
• Fall army worm and soybean films unveiled (2018-05-29)
• Fall Armyworm Tech prize launched (2018-05-26)
• Fall Armyworms are like mosquitoes, we cannot get rid of them - MoFA Director (2018-05-15)
• Maize farmers want more help to fight army worms (2018-05-10)
• Fall army worms cause havoc to farms in Assin North (2018-05-05)
• WEMA maize shows promising resistance to destructive fall armyworm (2018-04-26)
• Armyworms Infestation: Charge Agriculture Minister for financial loss - CFAG President (2018-04-16)
• Fall army worms are here to stay – Agriculture Ministry (2018-04-14)
• Ghana to focus on bio-rational products for the management of Fall Armyworm infestation (2018-04-13)
• Ghana loses about US$64 million through armyworm infestation (2018-04-13)
• Fall armyworm causes Africa to lose over $13bn (2018-04-11)
• Army worms resurface in Ashanti region (2018-04-10)
• Fall armyworms here to stay – PPRSD (2018-03-26)
• Reduce the number of acreages to fight fall armyworm - Agric officer (2018-03-24)
• Project to strengthen farmer-based cooperatives launched (2018-03-14)
• We’ve ‘conquered’ armyworms – Deputy Agric Minister declares (2017-11-27)
• Armyworm situation was critical – MoFA defends GH¢9m sole-sourcing (2017-10-25)
• GHC9 million chemicals deal sole-sourced ‘without approval’ – Minority (2017-10-24)
• NDC MP grills Agric Minister over GHC10 million fall armyworm insecticide deal (2017-10-24)
• Armyworm defeated – Deputy Agric Minister-designate (2017-10-03)
• We cannot close armyworm chapter – Deputy Agric Minister (2017-10-03)
• Pesticide scientist warns of Fall Armyworms resurgence (2017-09-28)
• Fall armyworm is here to stay – Afriyie Akoto (2017-09-27)
• Moves to boost Ghana’s food security intensify (2017-09-27)
• Infograph: Agric Ministry’s varying comments on armyworms (2017-09-27)
• Over 1,195 hectares farmland infested Fall Army Worms in Brong-Ahafo (2017-09-20)
• Stop praising yourself over fall armyworms, plan ahead - Agric Minister told (2017-09-19)
• Fall Armyworm’s presence is a challenge to researchers - Expert (2017-09-18)
• CSIR warns of major resurgence of Fall Armyworm pests (2017-09-15)
• Dealing with the fall armyworms (2017-09-14)
• Armyworm continues to ravage farms – Apaak (2017-09-13)
• Government hasn’t defeated fall armyworms yet – GAWU (2017-09-08)
• Fall army worm destroys hectares of maize farms in Wa Municipal (2017-09-08)
• MP demands resignation of Agric Minister over armyworm invasion (2017-09-07)
• We’ve ‘conquered’ armyworms – Deputy Agric Minister (2017-09-04)
• Agric agencies need more resources to fight Armyworm – Scientists (2017-08-29)
• Minority to Deputy Agric Minister: ‘Resign for insulting Northerners’ (2017-08-28)
• Fight against armyworms; bumber crops expected - Agric Ministry (2017-08-27)
• Fall armyworms destroy more farms in Bawku West District (2017-08-10)
• Northern farmers laud government response to armyworm attack (2017-08-06)
• Armyworm defeat claim lie – MP (2017-07-31)
• Armyworms not defeated yet - Suhuyini (2017-07-31)
• Agric Minister denies blowing GHC20 million on wrong armyworms chemicals (2017-07-31)
• Farmers dispute Minister's claim that fall army worms have been defeated (2017-07-29)
• Fall armyworms have been defeated - Agric Minister (2017-07-27)
• Army worms completely eradicated – Agric Minister (2017-07-27)
• Fall armyworm invasion is not over – Peasant farmers caution Minister (2017-07-27)
• Agric Ministry dispatches chemicals to combat Army worm in Upper West (2017-07-20)
• Agric Ministry releases more chemicals to combat army worms (2017-07-20)
• Armyworms national food security threat – Farmers (2017-07-19)
• Helpless farmers using ‘Omo’ and pepper to fight armyworms - Report (2017-07-19)
• Farmers using OMO to fight armyworms - Report (2017-07-18)
• Stop farmers from using 'Omo' concoctions to fight fall army worms- Agric lecturer (2017-07-17)
• Fall armyworm attack: Minority demands seriousness from Agric Minister (2017-07-13)
• Government anti-armyworm efforts poor - Minority (2017-07-13)
• Fall armyworm cannot be eradicated in Ghana - Minister (2017-07-12)
• Armyworm invasion under control despite 20,000 hectare spread – Ministry (2017-07-11)
• Savannah Agric Research Institute engage farmers on fall armyworm infestation (2017-06-13)
• 1,083 hectares of farmlands attacked by armyworm in Northern Region (2017-06-11)
• Army worms attack: 18,200 hectares of maize farm destroyed (2017-05-29)
• Armyworms invasion won’t affect Planting for food, jobs project – Agric Minister (2017-05-18)
• Armyworm invasion spreads to 30 districts (2017-05-16)
• War on armyworms as ministry declares 'agric state of emergency' (2017-05-08)
• Army worms invade farms in Ghana; threaten food security (2017-05-05)