Posts Tagged ‘swollen shoot disease’

Farmers Resist Official Advise

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Swollen Shoot Virus

Many farmers in Ghana’s Central Region have refused to cut down their cocoa trees infected by swollen shoot disease. That despite the strong urging by political and scientific authorities  and sensitization workshops. Authorities consider the removal of infected trees the best method to keep the disease from spreading. So why won’t farmers play along?

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