Battling the fungal stem rust ug99 in Ethiopia
Channel: CIMMYT
Date: 20/08/2010

In the battle to prevent a global wheat crop catastrophe from an unchecked airborne fungus, scientists use monitoring stations in Ethiopia to enhance their arsenal. But the job is not easy. The Kulumsa research station in the Ethiopian highlands, 140 km southeast of the capital, Addis Ababa, is one of the few locations in the world where scientists can test wheat to see if it can resist a strain of the fungal stem rust. 

In this video Bedada Girma speaks about wheat's importance and the threat of ug99.

Learn more by reading the full article: http://www.cimmyt.org/en/newsletter/63-2007/176-forward-base-kulumsa

CREDITS:
Filmed, edited and produced by David Mowbray