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PRO/PL> Brown streak, cassava – Zambia
Other Plant Disease -- ZambiaThe Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed the outbreak of cassava brown steak virus in Luapula, Northern, and North-Western provinces.Minister of Agriculture Michael Katambo says official surveys have established the existence of the disease. [He] says [it] is a threat to food security because cassava is the 2nd most important food crop after maize. [He] has advised farmers to plant disease-free materials and avoid sharing cassava cuttings.Mathias Tembo, Zambia Agricultural Read more [...]
