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Predation of fruit fly larvae by weaver ants © IITA (CC-BY-NC)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including CARDI’s contribution to food and nutrition security over its 40 year history, efforts to protect bananas from TR4 Fusarium wilt and the use of weaver ants as biological control.

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• India: Big losses for orange growers
  Fresh Plaza, 23th December 2014

• Rwanda: Rice Farmers Seek Govt Intervention Over Water Shortage, Irrigation Systems
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 26th December 2014

• Global efforts needed to protect banana industry
  Fresh Plaza, 24th December 2014

• Kenya: Govt Cuts Fertilizer Prices At Ncpb to Increase Food Production
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 22nd December 2014

• CARDI contributes to ‘food and nutrition security to the Region’ over its 40 year history
  CARDI News, 22nd December 2014

• Securing future food supply for the developing world
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 21st December 2014

• Africa: Maize, Rice, Wheat Farming Must Become More Sustainable
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 19th December 2014

• Of Beneficial Insects and Behavioral Games
  IFPRI info, 19th December 2014

• Weaver ants make crop pests see red
  The Times of India, 28th December 2014

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