Sentences with phrase «army worm»
The phrase "army worm" refers to a type of caterpillar that often moves in large groups like an army, causing damage to plants and crops by munching on the leaves. Full definition
What about the fact that our 110 ministers couldn't fight common army worms.
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The Akim Oda MP, William Quaitoo, tendered in his resignation in August 2017, following pressure from the Minority, and some civil society groups for making ethnocentric comments, which was triggered during a conversation on how government has dealt with the fall army worm invasion in the three regions of the North.
The Akim Oda MP tendered in his resignation on Thursday, following pressure from the Minority, and some civil society groups for making ethnocentric comments, which was triggered during a conversation on how government has dealt with the fall army worm invasion in the three regions of the North.
Mr Thompson in a mid-year review of the economy with the Ghana News Agency in Accra, urged the government to marshal all resources to fight against the invading Fall army worm as «it is an economic and security threat to the nation.»
Even the universe is doing all it can to ensure Wenger does not sign, read the signs Arsene, read the signs, today its the ref, tomorrow the media, the fans, a bug, next it will be locust and army worms eating the grass at the Emirates.
And Fall Army Worms scandal — cover up!
American Cyanamid wanted EPA to register chlorfenapyr — better known under its trade name «Pirate» — for use against beat army worms, pests which periodically wreak havoc in the nation's cotton fields.
Mr. Nyarko replaces William Quaitoo who resigned from the position following some comments he made which were deemed as ethnocentric in relation to the fall army worm invasion saga.
Though he had apologized for the comments made in the heat of the fall army worm invasion of farmlands, he tendered in his resignation letter on Tuesday, August 29 to the presidency.
Mr Thompson said the size of government, the level of borrowing, low government revenue, the exchange rate, the army worm invasion, the debt at the financial sector and disposable income were bad news for the country.
The army worm has been found in the Eastern, Brong Ahafo, Ashanti and Western Regions and had destroyed more than 5,870 hectares of maize, cowpea and cocoa since 2016.
The deputy Minister in an interview with Starr News described the farmers who were demanding compensation for crops destroyed by the army worm as people who can not be trusted and had intentions to defraud the government.
Quitoo made some tribalistic comments about the people from the Northern part of Ghana when asked about the army worm invasion in the area and if there was going to be compensation.
The army worms have destroyed a lot of our crops, signaling some level of food shortage in the country in the not too distant future.
The latest in the series is the fall army worm invasion, which is ravaging farmlands across Africa.
The Deputy Minister in an interview with Starr News described farmers in the North as «liars and difficult people» who are bent on milking the government dry, after they demanded compensation for their farmlands destroyed by the fall army worm invasion.
Mr. Quaitoo, who is also the Member of Parliament for Akim Oda, faced the scorn of the public, the National Democratic Congress Minority, and some civil society groups, for making ethnocentric comments, after saying northern farmers could not be trusted in their assessment of the damage from the army worm.
«As I speak to you, farmers are relying on omo, salt and pepper and even onion to fight the army worms.
Mr. Quaitoo, who is also the Member of Parliament for Akim Oda, had come under fire for saying in an interview on Accra - based Starr FM, that northern farmers could not be trusted in their assessment of the damage from the army worm invasion.
National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communicator Sammy Gyamfi is alleging that farmers in Ghana affected by the fall army worms invasion...