Tomato leaf miner pest is bashing Zimbabwean farmers

Published 2022년 4월 11일

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Farmers in Zimbabwe's Ndibe village have lost their tomato crop to the tomato leaf miner disease, which targets tomatoes, tobacco, eggplants, and cabbages. The disease is spreading widely across the country. However, farmers are implementing strategies such as crop rotation and monitoring pests to prevent further loss. They estimate that the crop could potentially generate over 180,000 in sales if the disease is contained.
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Farmers at Ndibe village in Ward 18 of the Gwanda rural district have lost their entire tomato crop to the pest-commonly known as tomato leaf miner. Loveness Ndlovu, leader of the Zenzele Community Garden: "We had a thriving tomato crop in 2021 and it was destroyed by this disease called Tuta absoluta. This disease wiped out our crop.” The disease mainly targets tomatoes, tobacco, eggplants and cabbages and it is spreading rapidly in most parts of the country. "We are now doing crop ...
Source: Hortidaily

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