Tanzania renews efforts to combat red bollworm threat in the south

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Tanzania renews efforts to combat red bollworm threat in the south

MBEYA: IN Mbeya Region, cotton farming has been banned among the Southern Highlands due to the threat of the highly destructive red bollworm. Since the bollworm scare was discovered in the 1940s, there was no new attempt to grow the crop in the regions of Southern Tanzania and the ban has remained intact for over 8 decades. It’s intriguing to see no cotton farms in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania where major cash and food crops are grown. Cot…