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Search for virus-resitant maize on for 3 more years

Some of the maize variety going through screening against Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) disease at Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) farm in Naivasha.

NAIVASHA: In the last couple of months, Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) disease has wreaked havoc in nearly all parts of the country apart from North Eastern.

The viral disease has rendered previously productive regions barren and farmers now have to contend with even worse news after it emerged that MLN will be here for a while longer.

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