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Earth, observed - The Big Picture - Boston.com
stunning imagery.....
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The Earth Observatory is a website run by NASA's Earth Observing System Project Science Office (EOSPSO). Bringing together imagery from many different satellites and astronaut missions, the website publishes fantastic images with highly detailed descriptions, feature articles and more. Gathered here are some standout photographs from the collections in the Earth Observatory over the past several years. For more images and information, please visit the Earth Observatory site itself. (23 photos total)
New viral disease threatens region’s cassava farming
This article is about cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). One interest point is the claim that CBSD is often found in varieties that are resistant to cassava mosaic disease (CMD).
CMD and CBSD monitoring with cell phones
This should be followed to see how it comes out. They are using cell phones to monitor cassava viruses in the Great Lakes region, Africa.
allAfrica.com: Uganda: Farmers Battle Drought - Many Returnees in North Struggle to Rebuild Their Farms (Page 1 of 1)
story about drought and markets in northern uganda...
http://www.promedmail.org/pls/otn/f?p=2400:1001:50943::NO::F2400_P1001_BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1006,77162
According to this report, CMD is back in West Africa and threatens to do serious damage
Monitor Online | Business & Technology | Death of research in Uganda
Discusses many of the issues facing NARS in Africa -- trial sites, seed systems, disearch outbreaks, etc
Africa Science News Service | Reporting about African Science with an African eye - AGRA launches fund for seed industry
I think this initiative shows great promise for improving African agriculture. They will support local seed companies through loans and other support. That should translate into greater seed offerings for farmers, and then into higher productivity.
PROMED Alert - CMD in West Africa
Here is the PROMED alert for CMD in Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Cameroon and others.
Cassava disease may cause food shortage in Africa - Articles of Victor Emeruwa
This is a report of CMD in West Africa. Not a lot of information. Is this the strain that hit the Great Lakes Area in the 1990's?
Study Finds a Pattern of Severe Droughts in Africa - NYTimes.com
Lots of interesting geological/climatological evidence for extended droughts in West Africa. What we need to do now is tie that to farmer and agricultural sector response.
Cassava Beer?
This sounds like a stretch. I have never heard of cassava beer. Will it sell? Stay tuned, I guess...
New bug wiping out our cassava plants
Article on CBSD in Uganda. Discusses challenges, especially given that cassava is seen as a growth sector, especially biofuels. Includes something on the impact of CMD in Uganda the previous decade.
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In the early 1990s, the cassava mosaic virus attacked 80 per cent of the country. Before the epidemic, Uganda had produced 3.5 million metric tonnes of cassava annually, but it dropped to just 0.5 metric tonnes, costing the economy $60 million a year.
Intel Cassava Great Lakes ICT
Intel has given GLCI laptop....the idea is to improve information exchange about CMD and other cassava pests.
DEVELOPMENT: High-Protein Pea Ideal for Drought-Hit Farmers
article on pigeon pea, ICRISAT
National Collection of Imperiled Plants
some stuff on an endangered wild relative of cassava....this has properties that give cassava longer shelf life
Stategies for controlling CMD
...potential useful
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assava mosaic disease (CMD) is caused by whiteflyborne viruses of the genus Begomovirus (family Geminiviridae). The disease has long been regarded as the most important of those affecting cassava in sub-Saharan Africa, and has been the subject of much research, especially since the onset of the current very damaging pandemic in eastern and central Africa. This review considers the main features of CMD and the various possible means of control. The main emphasis to date has been on the development and deployment of virus-resistant varieties. These are widely adopted in countries where CMD has caused serious problems, and provided a powerful incentive for farmers to abandon some of the most susceptible of their traditional varieties. Only limited use has been made of phytosanitation involving CMD-free planting material and the removal (roguing) of diseased plants. Cultural methods of control using varietal mixtures, intercrops or other cropping practices have also been neglected, and there is a need for much additional research before they can be deployed effectively. Nevertheless, the severe losses now being caused by CMD in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa could be greatly decreased through the application of existing knowledge.
Rare crops needed to tackle world hunger - Telegraph
article about the importance of underutilized foods....
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