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Cocoyam's potential for nutrition and income still to be tapped

Cocoyam’s potential for nutrition and income still to be tapped

Cocoyam, a generic term for both Xanthosoma and Colocasia, is a traditional staple root crop in many developing countries in ...
Controlling Banana Xanthomonas Wilt with the single diseased stem removal technique

Controlling Banana Xanthomonas Wilt with the single diseased stem removal technique

The bacterial disease Banana Xanthomonas wilt (better known as BXW) has caused significant losses in banana production in East and ...
International experts gather to address diseases threatening Africa’s cassava production

International experts gather to address diseases threatening Africa’s cassava production

Cassava is the second most important staple in Africa and is regularly consumed by more than 700 million people around ...
Publication du plan d’action pour combattre les maladies du manioc

Publication du plan d’action pour combattre les maladies du manioc

Le Food Security Journal vient de publier la feuille de route de la Conférence de Bellagio contre les maladies du ...
Predicting climate change’s impact on crop pests and diseases

Predicting climate change’s impact on crop pests and diseases

As researchers try to predict the potential threat that pests and diseases pose for RTB crops, and develop strategies to ...
International meeting launches initiative to control RTB bacterial diseases

International meeting launches initiative to control RTB bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseases that attack RTB crops pose serious threats to the food security and livelihoods of smallholders in many parts ...