At the end of January, scientists met in Bujumbara, Burundi, to shape out a framework for a participatory approach to recover banana fields affected by bunchy top in nine African countries and to "nip this disease in the bud" as one of the scientists leading the workshop said. The workshop is part of an initiative led by IITA, Bioversity International and CIRAD and funded by the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas.
