Kenya: Researchers Set Eco-Traps to Keep Striga Weed At Bay

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Concerted efforts between farmers and research institutions to keep the striga weed at bay are finally paying off after decades of disappointments and huge losses.

Statistics indicate that striga, a highly invasive parasitic weed, affects 200,000 hectares of Kenya's farmland and causes crop losses worth an estimated Sh3.9 billion ($50 million) each year by reducing yield by between 65 and 100 per cent.

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