The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has triggered interventions to contain Fall Army Worms (FAW) which have resurfaced in some parts of the country.
The Director of the Plant Protection Regulatory Service Directorate (PPRSD) at the ministry, Dr Felicia Ansah-Amprofi, said MoFA had noted cases of the worm attacks on crops across the country.
She said it had dispatched enough quantities of 13 approved chemicals to its extension officers in all regions and districts to help farmers tackle the challenge head-on.
The 13 chemicals that have been recommended to fight the worms are Agoo, Bypel, Adepa Agro Organic Pesticide, Eradicat T, Neem Seed (Gro-safe), Ozoneen, Chemomeclin 50SG and Delta Gold 2.5 EC.
Mr Francis Osei Sarfo (2nd left), the Dawhenya Farm Manager, explaining some difficulties to Mr Mustapha Ussif (3rd left), the Executive Director, National Service Scheme. Others in the picture include Mr Oxford Osei Bonsu (left), the Project Manager, and some workers on the farm.
The rest are Sauveur 62EC, Sticker Super 70EC, Striker 19 EC, Warrior Super 26 EC and Worm Attack EC.
“We have distributed a total of 79,560 litres of liquid chemicals and another 20,665 kilogrammes of powdered chemicals to all the regions. This quantity of pesticides will help manage a total of 348,620 hectares of plants countrywide, so there is no cause for alarm if farmers report and spray their farms in time,” she said.
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