Newton Sibanda

Newton Vusa Sibanda is a freelance journalist based in Lusaka, Zambia

Newton Sibanda

Wheat Rust.

DTE Coverage: Plant pandemics

Himanshu Nitnaware

18 Aug 2024

2 min read

Cassava brown streak disease infects 97 per cent of the cassava crop on the field. Farmers in Africa say that the disease can lead to widespread hunger in the continent

Plant pandemics: Coordinated effort and active surveillance can forestall outbreaks

Himanshu Nitnaware

18 Aug 2024

4 min read

Maize lethal necrosis has no treatment and can cause up to 100 per cent yield loss

Plant pandemics: They could be hastened due to deadly and global pathogenic spread

Himanshu Nitnaware

17 Aug 2024

6 min read

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