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Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important cereal crops consumed as a staple food by more than half of the world’s population. The 2021 report from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa shows that in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), out of 34 million tons of milled rice that is consumed in the region, only 35% is produced locally. The deficit is met through imports, mainly from the USA, India, Thailand and Vietnam, with an import bill of US$ 35 billion annually. This scenario might worsen as locally produced rice is likely to be affected by the potential spread of a recently diagnosed Asian strain of Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB) caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar oryzae (or Xoo) in the region.
Read more:
https://www.ccardesa.org/potential-spread-asian-strains-bacterial-leaf-…
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Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important cereal crops consumed as a staple food by more than half of the world’s population. The 2021 report from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa shows that in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), out of 34 million tons of milled rice that is consumed in the region, only 35% is produced locally. The deficit is met through imports, mainly from the USA, India, Thailand and Vietnam, with an import bill of US$ 35 billion annually. This scenario might worsen as locally produced rice is likely to be affected by the potential spread of a recently diagnosed Asian strain of Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB) caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar oryzae (or Xoo) in the region.
Read more:
https://www.ccardesa.org/potential-spread-asian-strains-bacterial-leaf-…
Thank you
