Farai Mabeza, Senior Staff Writer 
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THE International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has announced that it has successfully developed three fall armyworm-tolerant elite maize hybrids for eastern and southern Africa. The fall armyworm, which originated in the Americas, emerged as a serious threat to maize production in Africa in 2016 before spreading to Asia in 2018. “Host plant resistance…
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