Other Plant Disease -- Zambia
The 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 Research
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6042364&promed&0
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