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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- Heat treatment limits head rot
Fresh Plaza, 1st June 2015 - Maize Protects Colombian Coffee from Climate Change
CIMMYT’s Blog, 1st June 2015 - Canada: Apple growers on alert for fire blight
Fresh Plaza, 29th May 2015 - US (CA): Avocado farmers adapting to drought
Fresh Plaza, 26th May 2015 - Heat wave affects bananas in Jordan Valley
Fresh Plaza, 25th May 2015 - Mexico: The screwworm affects the avocado in Puebla
Fresh Plaza, 25th May 2015 - Rwanda: Floods Wreck Rice Plantations in Kabuye
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 24th May 2015 - Guam: Typhoon destroys banana crops
Fresh Plaza, 21st May 2015 - Kenya: Fighting food insecurity with urban farms, sack gardens
Frost Illustrated, 19th May 2015 - Uganda: Farmers stuck with ‘diseased’ vegetables
New Vision, 18th May 2015
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