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600 acre prisons maize plantation invaded by fall army worms

A fall army worm at one of the maize crop belonging to Solomon Anyiga i at Kamungeny village in Rongai sub-county on May 15,2017.Photo: KIPSANG JOSEPH

More than 650 acres of maize at Ngeria Prison farm has been invaded by fall armyworm.

Most of the crops at the farm, which is approximately 20km from Eldoret town, have been eaten up by the pests, leaving them emaciated.

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