{"id":19983,"date":"2021-10-22T16:36:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T16:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=19983"},"modified":"2021-10-22T15:17:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T15:17:01","slug":"strange-disease-puzzles-kibuku-orange-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/strange-disease-puzzles-kibuku-orange-farmers","title":{"rendered":"Strange disease puzzles Kibuku orange farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Farmers in the districts of Kibuku and Budaka in Bukedi Sub-region are counting losses following the outbreak of a strange disease that is ravaging oranges.<\/p>\n

Mr Moses Mpande, a resident of Nabiswa Village, Nabiswa Sub-county in Kibuku District, said his five acres of oranges have been affected by the disease in a short time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI expected to reap big this season to boost my income,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Mpande said the disease, which they suspect could be orange scale, is spreading at an alarming rate.<\/p>\n

Orange scale disease is caused by bacterium Xanthomonas Axonopodis. Its infection causes lesions on leaves, stems and fruit citrus trees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are very few farmers who have not been affected but soon they will be because the way it\u2019s spreading is worrying,\u201d Mr Mpande said.<\/p>\n

Another farmer, Mr Dan Mwaita, a resident of Kapyani III in Kasasira Sub-county, also said his three acres of oranges have been affected by the disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have spent more than Shs200,000 on procurement of drugs and technical advice from experts, but no change,\u201dMr Mwaita said.<\/p>\n

The Kasasira Sub-county chairperson, Mr Christopher Mudangha, said: \u201cThe farmers have registered total loss due to a strange disease that attacked their gardens of oranges this season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Mudangha said he had directed the extension workers to carry out the assessment and see how best they can help the farmers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe district leadership should also intervene and make an assessment by visiting the affected farms ,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ms Gettu Namukenge, the Kirika and Nabiswa sub-county agricultural extension worker, said the disease, which struck last month, has left farmers in despair.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest challenge is that even our farmers do not want to heed to our technical advice to control the rapid spread of the disease,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Mr Godfrey Mugoga, the agriculture extension worker of Iki-Iki sub-county in Budaka District, said about 70 percent of orange farmers have so far been affected.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we have embarked on monitoring in order to avert further destruction,\u201d he said, adding that the most affected farmers had refused to spray their gardens.<\/p>\n

The Kibuku District production officer, Mr Michael Mbayo, said samples of the affected orange trees had been taken to various research centres but were yet to get a response.<\/p>\n

The Budaka District agriculture officer, Mr Abner Botiri, said they have on several occasions encouraged farmers to adopt cultural practices to fight the disease burden but they had remained adamant.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have always encouraged farmers to bury the affected oranges and prune the affected leaves to fight the disease burden but they had remained adamant,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Botiri, however, said the district has plans to procure about 100 litres of drugs which will be given to affected farmers.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, the unfortunate part is that these drugs are quite little compared to the number of farmers,\u201d Mr Botiri said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. Farmers in the districts of Kibuku and Budaka in Bukedi Sub-region are counting losses following the outbreak of a strange disease that is ravaging oranges. 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