The Plantwise Blog

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the synopsis, productivity and efficiency of smallholder teff farmers in Ethiopia, the implementation of a project to control fruit fly in Ecuador, and the production and saving seed in Papua New Guinea.

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• Kenya: New Maize Storage Bags to Reduce Post Harvest Losses
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 17^th November 2015
• High yield crops a step closer in light of photosynthesis discovery
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 16^th November 2015
• Ecuador is implementing a project to control the fruit fly
  Fresh Plaza, 16^th November 2015
• Synopsis, Productivity and efficiency of smallholder teff farmers in Ethiopia
  IFPRI info, 16^th November 2015
• Parasitic fungi and the battle against coffee rust disease
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 13^th November 2015
• New Bt variety to end woes of cotton farmers
  AgriBiz, 13^th November 2015
• El Niño to further affect Philippine banana supplies
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 10^th November 2015
• Ethiopia: Integrated Approach in Expanding SSI Schemes
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 6^th November 2015
• Producing and saving seed in Papua New Guinea
  AVRDC, 6^th November 2015
• Study: Ground-level ozone reduces maize and soybean yields
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 5^th November 2015

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