South Africa is increasing its monitoring of citrus diseases in response to a trade dispute with the European Union.

2024-10-07 00:00

South Africa, second only to Spain as the world's largest citrus exporter, is launching a surveillance program in Gqeberha, a major city in the Eastern Cape, the country's second-largest citrus-producing region. This move comes after the detection of the African strain of citrus greening.

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