Stem Rust, which destoys wheat farms, vanquished by science five decades ago, has returned to Africa, Afghanistan, India, Iran, pakistan & ...
By Sharon Schmickle
THREAT TO GLOBAL AGRICULTURE
In the Wheat Fields of Kenya, a Budding Epidemic
Stem Rust, Vanquished by Science Five Decades Ago, Has Returned in a Destructive New Form
Geoff Nightingale, who farms 1,350 acres with his son in Kenya's Great Rift Valley, was able to afford fungicides to spray on his crops. Still, he said, the yields were "terrible, awful." (Sharon Schmickle - For The Washington Post)