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Mission Director for USAID, Pakistan is shown some produce grown with the help of greenhouse technology. Photo: US gov

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the celebration of ecologically farmed food in Kenya, the new fertilization method that has resulted in a 20% rise in ginger yields and greenhouse technology introduced providing a way to grow off-season crops in Pakistan.

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• India steps up plant surveillance after Pakistan’s TR4 outbreak
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 22nd April 2015
• India: Food safety is a must for sustainable development
  Fresh Plaza, 21^st April 2015
• Tanzania: Destructive Crop Disease Emerges
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 21^st April 2015
• Pakistan: USAID brings off-season veg with greenhouse tech
  Fresh Plaza, 21^st April 2015
• Kenya: Celebrating Ecologically Farmed Food in Nairobi
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 20^th April 2015
• Genetic road map may bring about better cotton crops
  EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 20^th April 2015
• Panama: International Congress on Controlled Environment Agriculture
  Fresh Plaza, 10^th April 2015
• Ginger yield up 20% from new fertilization method
  Fresh Plaza, 10^th April 2015
• Spain: New approach to fight citrus pests
  Fresh Plaza, 10^th April 2015
• Neonicotinoids Responsible for Pollinator Declines Worldwide
  Agricultural and Biofuel News – ENN, April 9^th 2015

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