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Watch out for this banana disease that is causing Western farmers in Kenya sleepless nights
A disease known as Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) or Banana Bacterial Wilt (BBW) is ravaging the crop in different parts of the country, but mainly in western Kenya. The disease…
Scientists race to find a cure for a devastating fungus that threatens to wipe out the global banana trade
Scientists in developing countries are scrambling to find a cure for a devastating fungus that threatens to wipe out the global banana trade and plunge millions of farmers into poverty.…