SciDev.Net: The multi-billion dollar cassava industry of South--East Asia may already be suffering from multiple pest and disease outbreaks triggered by climate change, cassava researchers have told a conference in Bangkok. Although the crop can thrive in hotter and dryer conditions in the region, an increase in pests and diseases could easily wipe out recent productivity gains, researchers said at the Climate Smart Agriculture in Asia: Research and Development Priorities Conference this month (11--12 April)....
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