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07 Dec 09
Scientists closer to developing cassava with resistance to two deadly viral diseases
this is a good article about work on cassava varieties for disease-resistant. Deals with those cassava grounds three disease and cassava mosaic does he.
16 Jul 09
allAfrica.com: Tanzania: Farmers Use Mobile Phones to Track Deadly Cassava Diseases (Page 1 of 1)
this looks like a really cool project....
16 Feb 09
Uganda: GM Cassava Ready for Field Trials
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Kampala — LABORATORY experiments for the genetically modified (GM) cassava have been completed and the National Crops Resource Research Institute (NCRRI) Namulonge has sought permission from the National biosafety committee to transfer the genetically modified cassava from the green house to the field.
25 Nov 08
CBSD in Tanzania
Lots of interesting stuff in this news report on cassava brown streak disease:
* threatens a region with 1.6 million people
* authorities recommend sowing alternative food crops
* cassava seed transport ban declared
* CBSD causes US$ 50 million in
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Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is spreading at an alarming rate in almost all districts of Mara Region, thus threatening the major food crop that is widely grown in the lake zone, researchers from
Ukiruguru Institute [for agricultural research for the Lake and Western Zone] have warned. They have now recommended alternative food crops to be grown without delay, warning that there will be no cassava plants in the area a year from now.
23 Oct 07
allAfrica.com: Africa: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Overview of Cassava breeding in Africa....
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A meeting of Africa's leading cassava breeders zeroed in on actions needed to stop the rapid spread of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). The resurgent crop disease has already caused a low-grade famine in northern Mozambique, and led farmers in Zanzibar to largely abandon cultivation of the critical food crop. Breeders from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique all noted the rising threat of the disease to small-scale farmers in their areas.
24 Apr 07
Uganda: Cassava Brown-Streak Hits Mukono
This is the 2nd time I have run across a brown streak virus story. The last time it was in Angola.
03 Apr 07
New Cassava Disease in Mukono Uganda
Brown streak virus....
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After five years of relief from the cassava Mosaic disease, another disease has emerged in Mukono district. The disease which poses a threat of famine and poverty was identified by the Agriculture officer of Mukono Doreen kataama as cassava Brown Streak virus.
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