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A new strain of the destructive banana wilt disease has been found in Africa © IITA (CC BY-NC)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including a new banana disease identified in Africa, ways to deal with oil seed rape pests after the neonicotinoid restrictions and the role of agricultural cooperatives and storage in rural Ethiopia.

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• New banana disease spreading throughout Africa
  Fresh Plaza, 3rd December 2013
• Pest management in Pakistan
  Tribune, 1st December 2013
• US: Studies confirm breadfruit’s ability to repel insects
  Fresh Plaza, 28th November 2013
• Role of Agricultural Cooperatives and Storage in Rural Ethiopia
  REAP, 27th November 2013
• Realizing Africa’s Rice Promise
  Crop Biotech Update, 27th November 2013
• Scientists offer recommendations for delaying resistance to Bt corn in western corn rootworm
  EurekAlert, 26th November 2013
• Indigenous crops for a food-secure world
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 26th November 2013
• Dealing with OSR pests after neonics restriction
  Farmers weekly, 26th November 2013
• How might open data in agriculture help achieve food security?
  The Guardian- Food Security, 25th November 2013
• Africa: Tech-based Farming Advice Should Stay People-Centred
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 20th November 2013

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