UN Agency Calls for International Collaboration on Wheat Rust to Curb Threat to Global Supplies

UN Agency Calls for International Collaboration on Wheat Rust to Curb Threat to Global Supplies .  According to a new study conducted by scientists in collaboration(सहयोग) with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), two new groups of wheat rust (जंग) have been identified that posed threat (धमकी) to wheat produced in Africa, Asia and Europe in 2016. As per the data, the

two new groups have been identified as yellow rust and stem rust. The finding calls for the need for early detection and rapid action to keep the fungus under control.

 The study was published in the Journal Nature. It said that wheat rusts spread rapidly over long distances by wind. If they are not detected and treated on time, they can turn healthy crops into a tangle of yellow leaves, black stems and shrivelled(सूखा) grains.

The United Nation urged that specialists from international institutions and wheat producing countries must come together to stop these diseases from spreading(प्रसार)  further.

The work needed to be put in place includes continuous surveillance(निगरानी) , sharing data and building emergency response plans to protect the farmers and neighbouring countries.