Monday, 17 January 2011

Ethiopia’s grain market in danger?


A yellow wheat rust epidemic, a form of wheat fungus, is devouring crops in three major wheat-growing regional states of Ethiopia. Nonetheless, a grain shortage on the Ethiopian market, which has led to a government decision to import grains, has been blamed on market speculation.
Oromiya, the key wheat-growing region of the country, has been infected by a yellow wheat rust epidemic, according to an assessment by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) released January 12, 2011. Amhara, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP) regions, have also fallen victim to the yellow wheat rust, a type of fungus that destroys crops Read More

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