Other Plant Disease -- Malawi
Authorities have attributed low cassava production in most districts of [Malawi] to rapid spread of cassava mosaic disease.
The international organization CAVA (Cassava Adding Value in Africa) said the situation is worsening due to climate change. [They say] it is high time farmers adopt planting disease resistant varieties [and they] intensify promotion of 4 disease resistant cassava varieties.
[Byline: Hastings Jimani]
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[Cassava mosaic disease
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