Armyworm hits northern Cameroon, worsening food crisisYAOUNDE (Reuters) - Crop-eating fall armyworms have attacked nearly 37,000 hectares of maize in northern Cameroon, officials said on Wednesday, accentuating an already dire humanitarian crisis provoked by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram s cross-border insurgency. More than two dozen African nations have reported outbreaks of the invasive Central American variety of the pest, which is harder to detect and eradicate than its African counterpart. They have now spread to all of Cameroon s 10 administrative regions, though maize crops in the Extreme North region have only been heavily affected since July, Deputy Agriculture Minister Clementine Ananga Messina told Reuters.  The armyworm attack endangers the entire maize sector and is creating serious risks of food insecurity, because it s the most commonly grown cereal in Cameroon,  she said.  The Extreme North region bordering Chad and Nigeria has been hit hard by Boko Haram, whose campaign of violence and cross-border attacks has sent more than 93,000 Nigerians fleeing into Cameroon where some 235,000 people have also been displaced. Across the Lake Chad region around 1.5 million people are confronting a food crisis, according to the United Nations. Cameroonian authorities have launched an action plan to fight against the infestation, but so far pesticides have failed to contain it.   There are no effective means to fight armyworm currently existing in Cameroon,  said Agriculture Ministry expert Andre Marie Elombat Assoua.  The chemical products now being used by farmers are ineffective and too expensive.   Around 12 million Cameroonians, more than half of the national population, regularly consume maize. It is also an important ingredient for the central African nation s breweries and in the production of feed for livestock. Though the fall armyworm prefers maize, it also attacked sorghum and millet, two of Cameroon s other staple crops, earlier this year. worldnews
armyworm hits northern cameroon worsening food crisisyaounde reuters fall armyworms attacked nearly hectares maize northern cameroon officials said wednesday accentuating already dire humanitarian crisis provoked islamic militant group book haram insurgency more two dozen african nations reported outbreaks invasive central american variety pest harder detect eradicate african counterpart they spread cameroon administrative regions though maize crops extreme north region heavily affected since july deputy agriculture minister clementine manga messing told reuters the armyworm attack endanger entire maize sector creating serious risks food insecurity commonly grown cereal cameroon said the extreme north region bordering chad nigeria hit hard book haram whose campaign violence attacks sent nigerian fleeing cameroon people also displaced across lake chad region around million people confronting food crisis according united nations cameroonian authorities launched action plan fight infestation far pesticides failed contain there effective means fight armyworm currently existing cameroon said agriculture ministry expert andre marie combat assoc the chemical products used farmers ineffective expensive around million cameroonians half national population regularly consume maize it also important ingredient central african nation breweries production feed livestock though fall armyworm prefers maize also attacked sorghum millet two cameroon staple crops earlier year worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Armyworm hits northern Cameroon, worsening food crisisYAOUNDE (Reuters) - Crop-eating fall armyworms have attacked nearly 37,000 hectares of maize in northern Cameroon, officials said on Wednesday, accentuating an already dire humanitarian crisis provoked by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram s cross-border insurgency. More than two dozen African nations have reported outbreaks of the invasive Central American variety of the pest, which is harder to detect and eradicate than its African counterpart. They have now spread to all of Cameroon s 10 administrative regions, though maize crops in the Extreme North region have only been heavily affected since July, Deputy Agriculture Minister Clementine Ananga Messina told Reuters.  The armyworm attack endangers the entire maize sector and is creating serious risks of food insecurity, because it s the most commonly grown cereal in Cameroon,  she said.  The Extreme North region bordering Chad and Nigeria has been hit hard by Boko Haram, whose campaign of violence and cross-border attacks has sent more than 93,000 Nigerians fleeing into Cameroon where some 235,000 people have also been displaced. Across the Lake Chad region around 1.5 million people are confronting a food crisis, according to the United Nations. Cameroonian authorities have launched an action plan to fight against the infestation, but so far pesticides have failed to contain it.   There are no effective means to fight armyworm currently existing in Cameroon,  said Agriculture Ministry expert Andre Marie Elombat Assoua.  The chemical products now being used by farmers are ineffective and too expensive.   Around 12 million Cameroonians, more than half of the national population, regularly consume maize. It is also an important ingredient for the central African nation s breweries and in the production of feed for livestock. Though the fall armyworm prefers maize, it also attacked sorghum and millet, two of Cameroon s other staple crops, earlier this year. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: armyworm hits northern cameroon worsening food crisisyaounde reuters fall armyworms attacked nearly hectares maize northern cameroon officials said wednesday accentuating already dire humanitarian crisis provoked islamic militant group book haram insurgency more two dozen african nations reported outbreaks invasive central american variety pest harder detect eradicate african counterpart they spread cameroon administrative regions though maize crops extreme north region heavily affected since july deputy agriculture minister clementine manga messing told reuters the armyworm attack endanger entire maize sector creating serious risks food insecurity commonly grown cereal cameroon said the extreme north region bordering chad nigeria hit hard book haram whose campaign violence attacks sent nigerian fleeing cameroon people also displaced across lake chad region around million people confronting food crisis according united nations cameroonian authorities launched action plan fight infestation far pesticides failed contain there effective means fight armyworm currently existing cameroon said agriculture ministry expert andre marie combat assoc the chemical products used farmers ineffective expensive around million cameroonians half national population regularly consume maize it also important ingredient central african nation breweries production feed livestock though fall armyworm prefers maize also attacked sorghum millet two cameroon staple crops earlier year worldnews