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The PPC aims to ensure sustainable tea production in India © oldandsolo (CC BY)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including research into the benefits of cover crops, the release of the 2013 Global Food Policy Report and the launch of the Plant Protection Code for India’s tea industry.

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• Stress-Resilient Maize Hybrids Developed for Asian Tropics
  CIMMYT’s Blog, 20^th March 2014
• India: Plant Protection code for the tea industry
  International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences, 19^th March 2014
• Kenya: Ifad and EU Join Hands to Boost Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Kenya
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 19^th March 2014
• Research reveals true value of cover crops to farmers, environment
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 19^th March 2014
• The basis of a new bioinsecticide is developed to control a pest of banana plantations
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 18^th March 2014
• Will Climate Change Affect Outbreak Patterns of Planthoppers in Bangladesh?
  International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences, 18^th March 2014
• Family farming and women: Exploiting untapped potential
  IFPRI info, 14^th March 2014
• ‘Global average diet’ threatens food security 
  Bush Telegraph – ABC Radio National, 14^th March 2014
• IFPRI launch 2013 Global Food Policy Report
  IFPRI info, 13^th March 2014
• Pakistan Finalizes Strategy to Make Quality Cotton Seed Available
  Crop Biotech Update, 12^th March 2014

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