Wambugu Florence M
Harvest Biotech Foundation International, P.O. Box 642 Village Market, 00621 Nairobi, Kenya.
Nutr Rev. 2003 Jun;61(6 Pt 2):S110-3. doi: 10.1301/nr.2003.jun.S110-S113.
Up to 80% of the yield of sweet potato, the major root crop in East Africa, can be destroyed by crop diseases such as the sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV). A sweet potato that is resistant to SPFMV is being developed through the combined efforts of non-governmental agenices, biotechnology groups, and agricultural entities. Even small improvements in crop yield, owing to this new technology, will feed countless people in Africa.
在东非主要的块根作物甘薯中，高达80%的产量可能会被甘薯羽状斑驳病毒（SPFMV）等作物病害毁掉。一个由非政府机构、生物技术团体和农业实体共同努力培育的抗SPFMV甘薯品种正在研发中。由于这项新技术，即使作物产量有小幅提高，也将养活非洲无数人口。
