Xanthomonas wilt of enset in Ethiopia: Geographical spread, impact on production systems and the effect of training on disease management practices

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dc.creatorBlomme, Guy
dc.creatorKearsley, Elizabeth
dc.creatorButa, Sisay
dc.creatorChala, Alemayehu
dc.creatorKebede, Ruhama
dc.creatorAddis, Temesgen
dc.creatorYemataw, Zerihun
dc.date2023-01-31
dc.date2023-02-28T09:59:09Z
dc.date2023-02-28T09:59:09Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T13:21:29Z
dc.descriptionXanthomonas wilt of enset is a major bacterial disease affecting the entire enset-growing belt in the southern Ethiopian highlands, impacting food security and livelihoods of small-holder subsistence farmers. Through extensive interviews and field validation visits with 354 households covering 19 communities (kebeles), we show 70% of the farms to present current and past enset Xanthomonas wilt infections, with a median of 18% cumulative plant loss across affected years since disease appearance. Training by extension services proved critical for building up farmers’ knowledge on disease management, the effective implementation of disease management, and farmers’ persistence to continue with enset production even when dealing with widespread infestations. After receiving training, farmers were ten times more likely to implement targeted hygienic practices and only half as likely to implement non-recommended cultural practices. Nevertheless, training in disease management did not guarantee consistent implementation by farmers. Farmers remained reluctant to dispose of infected plants, a critical part of Xanthomonas wilt management. Moreover, farmers mostly applied disease management practices once infected plants are observed on the farm, but were unaware of preventive approaches. Extension services had also not reached all communities, with 64% of the households not having received training at the time of the survey.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/129106
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/56833
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAcademic Journals
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBlomme, G.; Kearsley, E.; Buta, S.; Chala, A.; Kebede, R.; Addis, T.; Yemataw, Z. (2023) Xanthomonas wilt of enset in Ethiopia: Geographical spread, impact on production systems and the effect of training on disease management practices. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 19(1) p. 33-47. ISSN: 1991-637X
dc.subjectdisease management
dc.subjecthousehold surveys
dc.subjectxanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum
dc.subjectbanana xanthomonas wilt
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjecttraining
dc.titleXanthomonas wilt of enset in Ethiopia: Geographical spread, impact on production systems and the effect of training on disease management practices
dc.typeJournal Article

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