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A Nitrogen deficient leaf and a normal leaf. Lack of Nitrogen in soil can severely limit yield (photo by Dr Prakash Kumar)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including what can be done about the depleted nitrogen in African soils, investment in safe agricultural products in Vietnam and the effect El Niño is having on global food production.

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• Scientists race to halt banana catastrophe
  SciDev.Net, 29^th February 2016
• New index ranks Monsanto, Dupont and Syngenta on efforts to help smallholders
  Global development: Food security | guardian.co.uk, 27^th February 2016
• Vietnam: Investing in safe agricultural products
  Fresh Plaza, 26^th February 2016
• Spain: Avocados severely hit by brown mite
  Fresh Plaza, 26^th February 2016
• Argentina: Humidity in the south affects fruit production
  Fresh Plaza, 26^th February 2016
• Africa: What Can Be Done About Badly Depleted Nitrogen Levels in Africa’s Soil
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 24^th February 2016
• Africa: Lack of Pollinators Cuts Small Farm Harvests
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 24^th February 2016
• Could whitefly-resistant wild tomatoes secure future production?
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 23^rd February 2016
• El Niño is causing global food crisis, UN warns
  Global development: Food security | guardian.co.uk, 17^th February 2016
• Ethiopia: Bayer’s seed project for smallholder farmers
  Fresh Plaza, 16^th February 2016
• Tanzania: Tomato Pest Invades Zanzibar
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 13^th February 2016

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