Over 10,000 farmers in Nsanje district may face hunger this year following the invasion of armyworms which have attacked crops in the district.
Maize and sorghum are the most seriously attacked crops and agricultural authorities in the district say even when the farmers spray chemicals to kill the pests, the armyworms are not dying. Agricultural Extension Areas (EPA) in Nsanje such as Magoti, Zunde, Nyachil¬¬enda, Mpatsa and Makhanga are most hit by the pests.
The pests which were first identified in Zambia last year, have since destroyed few hectares in two of the five extension planning areas of Nsanje.
Now each and every farmer is talking of the pests which are a threat to food security to thousands of farmers in Nsanje district.
According to one of the farmers Mozalande Phiri from Mpatsa EPA, the worms attack the stalks of maize and sorghum and even if a farmer tries to apply pesticides in order to kill them, the pests do not die.
Meanwhile the farmers say government needs to intensify its fight against the outbreak of the armyworms in question if the country is to be food secure.
Last year, the country succeeded in containing the worms’ invasion but this year things are not of that kind.
Apart from Nsanje, the armyworms are reported to have attacked eight other districts in the country where over 2,000 hectares of crop fields have been affected.
In 2015 Malawi was hit hard by floods while last year it was droughts, both of which led to many Malawians being affected by hunger.
Govt should judt hire Illovo planes and spray the fields,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I think Government should do a research to deal all the problems affect this year’s crops. Here at Thyolo chimanga chambiri chasanduka ndipo mbozi patalipa zikupezeka
Osanamizira armyworms,poperani
wayambitsa ndi jijo
Ngati ndi kapuche akolola amenewo,asadamde
Ndiwo izo sinkhani basi
ur president will give u the maize which he bought from vendors in Zambia
Munthu wopanda nzeru, amalankhula zopusa koma chili chimunthu chachikulu.
opusa ndi amai ako pokubeleka iwe, i think kunali ku uhule
zinalembedwa kale osaiwala banana anatha kale noway we can solve this fault pray to Lord to sav•••
According for your banana apo zonad ndi chifukwa ndili kunu ndimathamanga yomweyo kkkkkkk JB Sinoya
Kumazikazinga bsi kt zisazolowere zidibwe mukazileka zikuzolowerani bonya akudula.
Kkkkk ok okey mubwele muzatithandize kudya ndiwozi kkkk. Robie Jambo
Nibwera myaa zikachuluka tzipanga mfitso kkkķ ngati abwanoni
Kkkkk ngati abwanoni eet ok mutipeza. Robie Jambo
Ndipo moyaa musakaike ntchito tzagwra bsi iyaa kkkkk
Apa ndye mulungu alowelelepo.
even to day SA yapexa kt 20 chakuti % akuvomelexa mathanyula nomore mtendere
Tangonenani chilungamo kuti Chaponda wabvuta ku Nsanje
Think stalkborers not army worms
Tikumangothi Dothi Kunsonga Kwa Chimangako. (Kumwanza)
why always nsanje and lower shire? kummwera makani too much
It’s not in chikwawa only even in BT CZ MJ MW BK and many more districts have been affected
Mphalabungu izi timadyanso..izo zikadya mbewuzo ife tidya izo..
So sad.
admin I dont get it. or do u mean Chaponda worms (Ntchembere zaponda) threaten food security?? ?
Wamisala iwe
Wamisala iwe
welcome handclapper bootlicker cadet
Galu iwe
typical of bootlicker cadets…they r as savages as u cn c their comments
Mmmmm so sad .
Eish! Koma chonde Ambuye tithandizeni. Tidalakwanji. Floods, droughts nde mpaka nchemberezandonda.