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Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the damage to irrigation channels caused by Chilean earthquakes, the promotion of earthworms to improve soil fertility and boost crop yields in Zimbabwe, and a severe reduction in cereal production in Central America as a result of the El Niño.

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• Chilean earthquake damages irrigation channels
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 23^rd September 2015
• New resource will help growers manage the olive fruit fly
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 22^nd September 2015
• Tissue Culture Banana: ‘wonder crop for Kenya’
  Fresh Plaza, 22^nd September 2015
• Heat wave slashes Spanish citrus crop
  Eurofruit, 22^nd September 2015
• Ethiopia’s coffee value chain: Evidence towards improved investments and policies
  IFPRI info, 21^st September 2015
• Earthworms helping smallholders increase crop yields
  SciDev.Net, 15th September 2015
• Farmers’ lobby to boost E. African potato yields
  Fresh Plaza, 15^th September 2015
• Major crop losses in Central America due to El Niño
  FAO News – Agriculture & crops, 14^th September 2015
• East Africa: Climate-Smart Farming Boosting Food Security Around the Globe
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 14^th September 2015
• Uganda: Using Modern Technologies to Plan Planting Seasons, Monitor Crop Production
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 9^th September 2015

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