Farmers stand to lose millions of kip from caterpillar infestation

29 July 2019
Vientiane Times/ANN
Agriculture
Farmers stand to lose millions of kip from caterpillar infestation

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Sweetcorn farmer Mr Sengchanh Vilaylak has incurred losses to the tune of more than 20 million kip this year after his crop was severely impacted by the current epidemic of fall armyworms in Xayaboury province.

Mr Sengchanh’s family is among the 150 who plant maize as their primary commercial crop, a significant source of income for the people of Saenphon village in Paklai district.

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