UN warns cassava virus, first identified by Bristol researchers, nearing an epidemic in Africa

Friday, November 18, 2011 - 04:04 in Mathematics & Economics

A virus that attacks the cassava plant – estimated to be the world’s third most important staple crop – is reaching epidemic proportions in parts of Africa, UN scientists warned today.

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