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Two-wheel tractors are more affordable for small-scale farmers who want to benefit from the mechanisation of agriculture in South Asia © werktuigendagen (CC BY-SA)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including drought affecting coffee in Brazil, new biodegradable mulches that could be used as an alternative to polyethylene and innovative farm machinery used in Bangladesh.

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• Study finds 2 biodegradable mulches to be suitable polyethylene alternatives
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 25th February 2014
• Peru: Valley of Chira aims to improve organic banana production chain
  Fresh Plaza, 25th February 2014
• Innovative Farm Machinery Transforms Agriculture in Bangladesh
  CIMMYT, 25th February 2014
• Worst drought in decades hits Brazil coffee belt as buyers brace for price rise
  Guardian Global development: Food security, 25th February 2014
• Sensor-based irrigation systems show potential to increase greenhouse profitability
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 25th February 2014
• GM spuds beat blight
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 24th February 2014
• Climate change: will quinoa weather the storm?
  Guardian Global development: Food security, 21st February 2014
• Crop species may be more vulnerable to climate change than we thought
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 20th February 2014
• Spanish rice farmers fight invasive snail
  International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences, 19th February 2014
• Africa: Gendering Agriculture
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 19th February 2014

See more plant health news on the Plantwise Knowledge Bank.

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