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Maize disease outbreak threatens Kenya's food security, growers warn
BY Standard Reporter and Bloomberg
Updated Monday, October 27th 2014 at 00:00 GMT +3
Nairobi; Kenya: An outbreak of Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) may reduce maize production by almost a third this year as yields fall and growers abandon the grain for other crops, the Cereal Growers Association has said. As many as 70 per cent of farmers of the staple food in the main growing regions may have been affected by the virus, Anthony Kioko, chief executive officer of the industry body, said in a recent interview. All of the maize varieties grown in Kenya are susceptible to the disease, he said...
Maize disease outbreak threatens Kenya's food security, growers warn
BY Standard Reporter and Bloomberg
Updated Monday, October 27th 2014 at 00:00 GMT +3
Nairobi; Kenya: An outbreak of Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) may reduce maize production by almost a third this year as yields fall and growers abandon the grain for other crops, the Cereal Growers Association has said. As many as 70 per cent of farmers of the staple food in the main growing regions may have been affected by the virus, Anthony Kioko, chief executive officer of the industry body, said in a recent interview. All of the maize varieties grown in Kenya are susceptible to the disease, he said...