Other Plant Disease — Kenya
Coffee farmers in Mt Kenya are staring at huge losses after the crop has been affected by coffee berry disease (CBD) and bacterial blight [ProMED-mail post http://promedmail.org/post/20180604.5837538]. The diseases have been reported in Kirinyaga, Embu, Murang’a, and Nyeri counties. Farmers are calling on government to intervene.
Prolonged rainfall is said to have compounded the problem. A large scale coffee farmer said CBD had affected many farms. “Farmers are likely to lose up to 50 per
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