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Jane Kisia, a farmer at Korowe village in Nyando Kisumu County at her maize farm that has been largely invaded by the deadly fall army worms. [Photo by Collins Oduor/Standard]
A fall armyworm invasion has destroyed more than 17,000 acres of maize.
A report by the County Department of Agriculture released yesterday indicated that the pest had destroyed 30 per cent of the region's projected harvest.
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