Across the tropics pests and diseases can plague crop production. Nematode pests are no different but in general, there is limited understanding or recognition of nematode pests in the tropics and in subSaharan Africa. Yet they represent severe constraints to crop production and as such, greater awareness is required on nematode pests, their biology and pathology, the damage they cause and how to manage them. This article provides an insight into nematode problems and damage in sub-Saharan Africa, from smallholder cropping systems through to large-scale commercial systems, in order to highlight the magnitude of the problem and the steps that are necessary to address this.

Daniel Coynehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2030-6328

Natural Resource Management

Agronomy; Cassava; Disease Control; Food Security; Pests of Plants; Plant Breeding; Plant Diseases; Plant Production; Smallholder Farmers

Pathogens; Nematodes; Food Crops; Tropical Africa; Yields; Losses; Subsaharan Africa; Crop Production; Plant Diseases; Cassava; Pests

Africa; Africa South of Sahara; East Africa

Kenya

Eastern Africa Hub