Morocco loses 20% of its tomato production to the rugose virus and "the figures could be much higher".
The tomato rough rot virus (ToBRFV) has had a significant impact on tomato growers in Morocco. Although they say it is difficult to accurately measure the economic impact of ToBRFV at the moment, initial estimates put the losses at between 15 and 20% of production, although "the figures could be much higher", he reports
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