Rwanda: How Three Biotech Crops Could Help Rwandan Farmers Curb Losses

Rwanda: How Three Biotech Crops Could Help Rwandan Farmers Curb Losses

In 2013, David Matabaro, a cassava farmer from Ruhango District, saw his entire 26-hectare cassava plantation wiped out by the devastating Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD).

How three biotech crops could help Rwandan farmers curb losses

In 2013, David Matabaro, a cassava farmer from Ruhango District, saw his entire 26-hectare cassava plantation wiped out by the devastating Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD). “I expected to harvest between 30 and 35 tonnes per hectare. I had a supply contract with Kinazi Cassava Plant, but the disease destroyed my entire crops before maturity. All the tubers rotted, and the factory rejected my produce,” Matabaro recalled. ALSO READ: Cassava far…

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