Millions Fed: Combating Cassava Mosaic Disease

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When a disease threatened to wipe out a staple crop, researchers and farmers worked together to develop a new variety of cassava that would be able to resist the disease.

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Millions Fed: Combating Cassava Mosaic Disease

Other Millions Fed Videos

Pathways to Prosperity

Leaving the Plow Behind