The War On Worms

Corteva Agriscience offers an integrated solution in the fight against fall armyworm (FAW) in Africa

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Corteva Agriscience™ offers innovations to support the efforts of farmers and to grow more resilient crops.

Corteva Agriscience, the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, has registrations for the control of fall armyworm (FAW) in maize in Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This means that commercial and smallholder farmers can access Radiant 120SC, Uphold 360SC and Delegate 250WG crop protection technologies, enabling them to protect staple maize crops from FAW and other biting and chewing insects. The Uphold 360SC technology acts quickly and has a long-lasting effect on all Lepidoptera pest stages (eggs and larvae). It is a combination of two award-winning active ingredients, spinetoram and methoxyfenozide, key for the control of Lepidoptera pests.

“Africa has average grain yields that are less than two tonnes per hectare, about one-third of what is achieved in other developing regions and only one-fifth of yields in developed countries,” said Prabdeep Bajwa, President, Africa Middle East, Corteva Agriscience. “The use of these crop protection technologies and adoption of high yielding-based germplasm will enable farmers to realise greater yield potential.”