Other Plant Disease -- Kenya
Food security in Kenya is under threat from a potato disease that has been reported in 20 [out of a total of 47] counties. The Nakuru County Executive for Agriculture, Dr Stanley Chepkwony, said a potato cyst nematode has been reported. He said the disease has the capacity of wiping out potatoes in the country.
He, however, said the authorities were on high alert and surveillance had been enhanced. It's suspected that some unscrupulous businessmen may have imported seed [tubers], but
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