Monday 8 October 2018

PRO/PL> Leaf blight, taro - Nigeria: (KT)

Other Plant Disease -- Nigeria
Cocoyam [taro] farmers in Katsina state have expressed concern over how, for almost a decade now, leaf blight disease has been hindering large scale production of the crop. Persisted leaf blight disease has made many shy away from cultivation of cocoyam. Farmers on their own have tried different remedies but all in vain. The crop is fast coming to extinction in the markets as its supply is very poor in comparison with the last 15 years.
An agriculture worker said the disease requires

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6076838&promed&0

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