The Mizoram Agriculture Department has decided to take steps to increase maize production despite an outbreak of the Fall Army Worm (FAW) in the state. So far, FAW outbreak has infested 68% of the maize cultivation areas in Mizoram. The Fall Armyworm (FAW), or Spodoptera frugiperda is an invasive agricultural pest. It was first reported… Continue reading Mizoram to increase maize yield despite pest outbreak