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AgBiTech and GAIL enter distribution agreement for Fawligen biological control for Fall Armyworm in Nigeria
January 8, 2021 GMT
LAGOS, Nigeria and DALLAS, Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Farmers in Nigeria, the first country where Fall Armyworm (FAW) was detected in Africa in 2016, will soon get access to a biological tool that will prevent an infestation of the invasive pest. The product which is called Fawligen belongs to the new IRAC mode of action Group 31 (host-specific occluded pathogenic viruses). It contains a nucleopolyhedrovirus specific to the Fall Armyworm pest and has been undergoing several regulatory trials and evaluations across several African countries since early 2018.
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