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Solomon Anyiga inspecting his maize at Kamungeny village in Rongai Sub County on May 15, 2017. His farm has been infested by fall Armyworm. [File, Standard]
The European Union (EU) has committed seven million euro (Sh805 million) to help combat the fall armyworm across East Africa.
The funding, the EU said, will go towards strengthening efforts of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Icipe) in the management of the pest in Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
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