Wed, 08 Nov 2017 12:46:02 +0000 By Charles Musonda in Chipata THE larger grain borer has broken out in Chilubi, Luwingu, Chadiza and Chipata. Food Reserve Agency Executive Director Chola Kafwabulula confirmed the outbreak at a media briefing in Chipata yesterday. “The larger grain borer is one of the most serious pests affecting the agriculture industry. It is a nuisance such that it can reduce maize to powder in one week. We are treating this outbreak as an emergency,” Mr. Kafwabulula said. He said the pest came from farmers who went to sell maize at FRA Mwangazi satellite depot in Chadiza. He disclosed that the said farmers were turned away with their 1,000 bags of maize after it was discovered that their grain was infested with large grain borer. He said FRA was working closely with scientists from Zambia Agriculture Research Institute to contain the pest. “We have already started fumigating the affected areas and we […]
