Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the role of botanic gardens in food security, how grazers and pollinators shape plant evolution and a new soil testing kit designed for smallholder farmers.
Click on the link to read more of the latest plant health news!
- Rain helps Ivory Coast cocoa crop, heat curbs pod disease
Business Recorder, 22nd October - Africa: Monitoring Food Loss and Waste Essential to Hunger Fight
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 21st October - Cameroon: Building Resilience to Food Insecurity One Bean at a Time
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 21st October - Grazers and pollinators shape plant evolution
EurekAlert – Agriculture, 21st October - Adaptability to local climate helps invasive species thrive
EurekAlert – Agriculture, 17th October - New soil testing kit for third world countries
EurekAlert – Agriculture, 16th October - Global hunger falling, index shows
IRIN Global, 16th October - World Food Day – the role of botanic gardens and food security
BGCI, 15th October 2013 - Patterns of Adoption of Improved Rice Technologies in Ghana
IFPRI, 15th October - Researchers say GMO citrus trees could combat greening
The grower, 8th October
See more plant health news on the Plantwise Knowledge Bank.
If there’s another news story you’d like to highlight, please post a comment below.
Related News & Blogs
Mobile plant clinics in Nepal: Delivering vital crop health advice to rural farmers
In Chitwan, Nepal, mobile plant clinics are helping smallholders by providing plant health advisory services to local farmers seeking help with crop pests and diseases. Farmers receive advice at a mobile plant clinic. Image: CABI IPM Farmers Associatio…
9 September 2024