
One of the illustrations from the pesticide safety guide produced by FAO and ILO (Image: Julien Batandéo)
Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including a model for sustainable onion production in India, a new training guide produced by FAO and ILO to protect children form the harmful effects of pesticides and a Chinese agricultural technology company providing support to improve food production in Tanzania.
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- India: Model for sustainable onion production
Fresh Plaza, 18th May 2015 - Zimbabwe: Long-Term Food Security Measures Key
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 19th May 2015 - Costa Rica protects avocado against Sun Blotch
Fresh Plaza, 18th May 2015 - Africa: New Visual Guide to Protect Children From Pesticides
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 13th May 2015 - Zambia: ‘Grow Food for Cash’
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 17th May 2015 - How to grow food in a slum: lessons from the sack farmers of Kibera
Global development: Food security | guardian.co.uk, 18th May 2015 - Tanzania: Papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) invasion
International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences, 16th May 2015 - Chinese ag tech to boost Tanzania farming
Fresh Plaza, 7th May 2015 - Youth in agriculture field growing
Barbados Agriculture News, 7th May 2015 - Philippines: Stricter policy on chemical use hit
Fresh Plaza, 5th May 2015
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