Other Plant Disease — Worldwide/Unknown
A disease outbreak that has ravaged acres of napier grass across [Kenya] is putting the livestock sector in uncertainty. The Kenyan Agricultural Research Institute KARI has confirmed the outbreak, warning it could raise the cost of livestock feeds. A majority of farmers in the country use napier grass to feed their livestock and the outbreak of the napier smut and stunt diseases has raised fear in the sector.
Kari’s Foustine Wandera said the stunt disease has affected western parts of
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