Nigeria's bean farmers have solved their mating problem

The Backstory

Mar 29 2022 • 12 mins

And that problem is called maruca vitrata. Our farmers have been battling the maruca vitrata for decades now and losing. But last year, in 2021, West African scientist made a breakthrough and it looks like our farmers may be getting closer to totally annihilating the maruca vitrata. So in this minisode, we ask: What is maruca vitrata and why has it been harassing our bean farmers?

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This episode was produced by Rahmat Muhammad, John Iwodi, Uche Mbah, Dominic Tabakaji and Sam Tabakaji.

Executive producer Rahmat Muhammad.

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