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Army worm outbreak reported in northwest

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    Rwandan radio on Tuesday reported that Gisenyi Prefecture in northwestern Rwanda has recently seen five communes attacked by army worms: Nyamyumba, Rubavu, Kibilira, Satinskyi and Kayove. About 79 hectares of farmland, planted mainly with sorghum gardens, have been destroyed. The worms were first sighted in Gisenyi on 14 May, and farmers have called on the government to intervene rapidly. An FAO official told IRIN on Wednesday that the organisation did not have information on the spread of army worm infestation since 12 May, when the south and west of the country were reportedly worst affected, but that it was continuing to monitor the situation.

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