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Costa Rica’s first carbon neutral banana farm has reduced nitrogen fertilizer and electricity use, and improved transportation efficiency © The LEAF Project (CC BY-SA)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including early reports on the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu, the first carbon neutral banana farm recognised in Costa Rica and training for Citrus farmers in Ghana on the use of technology to increase yields.

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• Healthy grain fiber helps barley resist pests
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 19^th March 2015

• Zambia: Act Local, Think Global – the Food Revolution in Zambia
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 20^th March 2015

• Vanuatu: Early reports suggest vast majority of crops destroyed
  FAO News – Agriculture & crops, 20^th March

• Potato storage remains problem for Pakistan
  Fresh Plaza, 16^th March 2015

• Uganda: Scientists Set to Create Banana Hybrids to Raise Yields
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 16^th March 2015

• Costa Rica recognizes first carbon neutral banana farm
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 16^th March 2015

• East Africa: Regional Small Farmers Need Help
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 15^th March 2015

• Ghana: Citrus farmers receive training
  Fresh Plaza, 12^th March 2015

• Zimbabwe: Poor rainfall affects apple production
  Fresh Plaza, 12^th March 2015

• India: Prolonged rain devastates grape export
  Fresh Plaza, 12^th March 2015

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