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The Gates Foundation has approved funding for research into eradicating witchweed in sub-Saharan Africa. (IITA)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including a boost for parasitic weed research in Africa from the Gates Foundation, benefits of modern farming come to Peru and a surge in climate change-related disasters posing a growing threat to food security.

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• Gates Foundation supports KAUST with $1.5 million for parasitic weed research in Africa
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 1^st December 2015
• Peru benefitting from modern farming
  Fresh Plaza, 1^st December 2015
• Gambia: Nbr, Crr Farmers Lauded for Commitment to Food Security
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 1^st December 2015
• Nigeria: Climate Change Threat to Food Security in Nigeria – Buhari
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 1^st December 2015
• Namibia: Dryland Maize Harvest Nearly Wiped Out By Drought
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 1^st December 2015
• Chile: Coquimbo declared free of fruit fly
  Fresh Plaza, 27^th November 2015
• El Niño has been disastrous for blueberries in Argentina and Chile
  Fresh Plaza, 27^th November 2015
• Fake pesticide use growing in India, putting food security and human health at risk
  ABC News, 20^th November 2015
• Surge in climate change-related disasters poses growing threat to food security
  FAO News – Agriculture & crops, 26^th November 2015
• Australia trials GM fruit fly 
  Fresh Plaza, 25^th November 2015

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