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New survey reveals role of botanical gardens in achieving food security © Craig Elliott (CC BY-NC-ND)

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.

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• 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.

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