A big division of natural forests that conserve water and keep catchment areas in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region could vanish in the next few years if no urgent steps are taken to hold fast spreading plant diseases Amphids and Amleria melea. The diseases assault plant roots, stems and leaves in deforested and drought prone areas, which before had much water supply but due to Climate Change, and tree fell in particular, no longer have sufficient water supply, The Guardian on Sunday has learnt.
The diseases cause broad layers of yellowish, blackish and whitish little spots, something which, if not forbidden, can kill plants, which could cause food lack in the region. While Amleria melea affect roots of normal vegetation especially acacia trees, Amphids attacks leaves and stems, and in current years tomatoes, flowers, pawpaw, guavas, avocados and mangoes have also been in danger by the disease. John Masam, central zone Forest Officer, says in an interview that the entire of SADC region is at a big risk of being pretentious by the diseases that were detected five years ago. He says the diseases were dispersal to areas in Tanga, Rufiji, Kilwa as well as Dodoma, Singida and Manyara.
“If border region of Mbeya, Rukwa and Mtwara are exaggerated, it is possible for natural forests and vegetation in Malawi, Zambia, DRC and Mozambique to also be affect by the disease. According to him, Climate vary coupled with unsustainable agriculture and mining behavior are responsible for the enlargement of viruses that cause the diseases. There is a need to arrest the state because SADC countries are in one geographical location and that the diseases identify no boundaries, he says. Ali Salumu, an agricultural officer, working along Lake Tanganyika which is communal by Tanzania, Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), all SADC members, says the illness have also been detect in the area.
The diseases cause broad layers of yellowish, blackish and whitish little spots, something which, if not forbidden, can kill plants, which could cause food lack in the region. While Amleria melea affect roots of normal vegetation especially acacia trees, Amphids attacks leaves and stems, and in current years tomatoes, flowers, pawpaw, guavas, avocados and mangoes have also been in danger by the disease. John Masam, central zone Forest Officer, says in an interview that the entire of SADC region is at a big risk of being pretentious by the diseases that were detected five years ago. He says the diseases were dispersal to areas in Tanga, Rufiji, Kilwa as well as Dodoma, Singida and Manyara.
“If border region of Mbeya, Rukwa and Mtwara are exaggerated, it is possible for natural forests and vegetation in Malawi, Zambia, DRC and Mozambique to also be affect by the disease. According to him, Climate vary coupled with unsustainable agriculture and mining behavior are responsible for the enlargement of viruses that cause the diseases. There is a need to arrest the state because SADC countries are in one geographical location and that the diseases identify no boundaries, he says. Ali Salumu, an agricultural officer, working along Lake Tanganyika which is communal by Tanzania, Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), all SADC members, says the illness have also been detect in the area.
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