Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW)

Development of ICT Innovation Expected to Help in Fight Against Banana Disease in Rwanda

By Aimable Twahirwa
When Telesphore Ruzigamanzi, a smallholder banana farmer from a remote village in Eastern Rwanda, discovered a peculiar yellowish hue on his crop before it started to dry up, he did not give it the due consideration it deserved.

Africa Closer to a Cure for Banana Disease

By Busani Bafana
In one Ugandan dialect, 'kiwotoka', describes the steamed look of banana plants affected by the Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) - a virulent disease that is pushing African farmers out of business and into poverty.


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