Undiagnosed -- Uganda
Cassava farmers in Nebbi District are counting losses after a strange disease destroyed their plantations. The district production officer said the cassava could have been attacked by both brown streak and soft root diseases, with about 40 percent of 647 registered farmers affected.
The farmers were mobilised in 2018 to plant Nasse-19, a cassava variety which matures in [approximately 18 months], with the aim of supplying factories. But the project has been beset by a number of challenges.
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8015806&promed&0
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