Zambia has suspended the movement of maize in parts of its Northern and Eastern Provinces, where larger grain borers have broken out, said Minister of Agriculture Dora Siliya. Siliya said treating and destroying infested grain is already underway as government stepped up measures to contain the spread of the disease.…

Larger grain borers, which first surfaced in Zambia’s Northern Province, have spread to the country’s Eastern Province destroying thousands of tons of maize. Zambia’s Food Reserve Agency (FRA) described the outbreak as a serious threat to the nation’s food security, and has banned movement of maize in the affected areas…