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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, has spent two years working with field researchers  and software developers to improve an\u00a0<a title=\"Read story on 'Phone App for Cassava Disease Diagnosis'\" href=\"http:\/\/news.psu.edu\/video\/485677\/2017\/10\/02\/phone-app-cassava-disease-diagnosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app to diagnose cassava diseases<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe first factor for a successful application is obviously that farmers can access  and use it,\u201d Legg tells\u00a0SciDev.Net. \u201cSo, you need something that is free  and in their own language.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a title=\"Read more on story on 'Evidence patchy on value of mobile apps for farmers'\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scidev.net\/sub-saharan-africa\/icts\/news\/evidence-patchy-on-value-of-mobile-apps-for-farmers-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on &#8216;Evidence patchy on value of mobile apps for 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