date:Mar 29, 2017
d and nutrition security, Ssempijja told a press conference in Kampala.
The caterpillars eat mainly maize, wheat, millet, potatoes, soy beans and rice key food sources in southern and eastern Africa, where many areas are already struggling with shortages after years of severe drought.
Kampala has set aside 1bn shillings ($280,000, 257,000) for emergency response work including the distribution of pesticides and educational materials for farmers.