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Coffee Rust is threatening coffee crops in South America © Carvalho et al (CC-BY)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including two new types of coffee rust found in Costa Rica, the release of two extra-early maturing white maize Hybrids in Nigeria and the farmers who are diversifying their crops to increase resilience to climate change. 

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• Mexico: A gene from spinach helps citrus resist disease
  Fresh Plaza, 27th August 2013
• Colombia: Banana fibre to compete with glass and carbon fibre
  Fresh Plaza, 26th August 2013
• Two New Types of Coffee Rust Found in Costa Rica
  Tico Times, 23rd August 2013
• Peru explores Asian papaya variety for disease resistance
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 22nd August 2013
• Gambia: Towards Food Self-Sufficiency
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 19th August 2013
• Nigeria releases two extra-early maturing white maize hybrids
  IITA News, 17^th August 2013
• Africa: Pesticide Risks Need More Research and Regulation
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 15th August 2013
• Farmers Increasing Resilience to Climate Change by Diversifying Crops
  Environmental News Network, 15th August 2013
• How will crops fare under climate change? Depends on how you ask
  EurekAlert, 14th August 2013
• Madagascar: Eating Locusts No Substitute for Madagascar’s Lost Rice Harvests
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 14th August 2013

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