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A US$9.4 million injection aims to improve research and collaboration on cassava disease © Anne Sweetmore/NRI

A US$9.4 million injection aims to improve research and collaboration on CBSD © Anne Sweetmore/NRI

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the development of diagnostics for Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD),  a coffee pest spreading to other crops in East Africa and farmers testing wheat crops for climate change adaptation.

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