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Coffee is one of the crops that is vulnerable to the effects of climate change © Neil Palmer (CIAT)

Coffee is one of the crops that is vulnerable to the effects of climate change © Neil Palmer (CIAT)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the use of maize to protect Colombian coffee from the effects of climate change, floods affecting rice in Kabuye, Rwanda and the role of urban farms in the fight for food security in Kenya.

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