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A Tanzanian farmer shows the effects of drought on her maize crop © Anne Wangalachi/CIMMYT (CC BY-NC-SA licence)

Climate change could increase drought in Africa © Anne Wangalachi/CIMMYT (CC BY-NC-SA licence)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including an update on GM rice, an estimate of crop production loss due to climate change in Africa and details of trials aiming to halt Psa spread in New Zealand.

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