Tobacco crop faces new disease threat

TOBACCO farmers face a headache as the destructive Fusarium Wilt Disease (FWD), which targets the gold leaf, has spread to several districts, posing a huge threat to the crop.

Tobacco Research Board (TRB) plant pathologist in the plant health and agricultural resilience division, Charles Karavina, warned farmers about the devastating effects of FWD.

“In the current season (2024-25), we detected increased frequencies of the occurrence of FWD,” Karavina told NewsDay.

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