Angola: At Least 40pct of Orange Crop Affected By Plague in Northern Uige

Uige — At least 40 percent of the orange production in the municipality of Bembe, northern Uige province, may be reduced from 1,000 to 600 tons due to a pest affecting the fruit in the area, the municipal director of Agriculture and Forestry, Manuel Suamino said Wednesday.

The municipality of Bembe, the largest orange producer in the region, produces between 1,000 and 700 tons of this fruit per year.

The area has more than 1,000 producers dedicated to orange production in the municipal seat and…