Bacterial Wilt is the second most important disease that potato farmers across the globe. In Africa, potato bacterial wilt causes a yield loss of upto 40% with farmers getting 15-20 tonnes per hectare from an optimum attainable yield of 40 tonnes per hectares. Dr. Eric Magembe, a scientist from CIP and based is Nairobi, Kenya is keen on suppressing the impact of bacterial wilt in potatoes. Using modern biotechnology methods, he has developed potato varieties that have shown resistance to bacteria

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