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Banana and coffee farmer in Kibungo, Rwanda © Graham Holliday (CC-BY-NC licence)

Banana and coffee farmer in Kibungo, Rwanda © Graham Holliday (CC-BY-NC licence)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the use of bananas to improve the production off coffee, rain in Zimbabwe intensifying the armyworm outbreak and the potential cost of banning neonicotinoids in the UK.

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