Tanzania: Kagera RC Urged Residents to Plant Quick Maturing Crops

Bukoba — KAGERA Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Fabian Massawe, has appealed to residents in the region to plant fast-maturing crops including cassava, sweet potatoes and maize as a precaution following destruction caused by the Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW).

Mr Massawe said over two million improved banana seedlings had already been produced at Maruku Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) in Bukoba Rural District and were being sold at a subsidised price of 300/- each.

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