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PRO/PL> Undiagnosed dieback, cocoa – Nigeria: southwest
Undiagnosed -- NigeriaCocoa farms in southwestern Nigeria, the country's main growing region, have been bit by outbreaks of a fungal disease identified as dieback, which causes plants to wither and die."The trees are drying off from their tops and progressively through the stems and down to the roots," said a farmer, adding that about 125 neighboring plots were also affected. The Cocoa Farmers Association has received reports that about 2500 cocoa trees have the disease in Ogun state. The estimated Read more [...]
