Brown field day in Nigeria highlights yield of late blight resistant potato

Brown field day in Nigeria highlights yield of late blight resistant potato.

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Over 40 participants including farmers and researchers attended the Brown Field Day in Kuru near Jos in Nigeria.

The event provided an opportunity for the attendees to view first-hand the yield of the late blight disease resistant potato under research in Nigeria by the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) and the International Potato Center (CIP) as part of the Feed the Future Global Biotech Potato Partnership. The event was organized by project partner the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF).

During the event, potato farmer Isaih Buwah shared his thoughts, “what I am seeing is salvation coming to potato farmers on the Plateau. I am happy it is happening in my lifetime. We have seriously suffered from the impact of late blight to the extent that some of our colleagues suffered seriously because of the massive destruction and losses we have encountered yearly. Those of us still growing potatoes have done so as a labor of love.”

For more on the event read the blog, Celebration as Nigeria harvests first batch of biotech-potatoes.

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