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Diaphorina citri, one of the major vectors of HLB in Colombia (David Hall – USDA ARS)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including HLB infected insects identified in Colombia, a new millet variety introduced in Rwanda and a new video to teach farmers in Kenya about drought-tolerant maize.

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• Indian mango production threatened by groundwater exhaustion
  Fresh Plaza, 31^st March 2016
• Mozambique banana fungal disease concern S. African farmers
  Fresh Plaza, 25^th March 2016
• Agriculture is the future of Zambia”
  Fresh Plaza, 25^th March 2016
• Zimbabwe: UN Agency Expands Relief Programme in Zimbabwe After El Niño Deepens Food Insecurity
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 17^th March 2016
• Educational video helps Kenya farmers learn benefits of drought-tolerant maize
  CIMMYT’s Blog, 23^rd March
• Colombia: Two outbreaks of HLB infected insects
  Fresh Plaza, 22^nd March 2016
• Rwanda: New Millet Variety Introduced in Burera
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture
• First US rice drip irrigation research project in CA leverages Israeli R&D
  EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 21^st March 2016
• “Difficult season for Brazilian limes”
  Fresh Plaza, 21^st March 2016
• Ghana: Cassava could be an industrial crop
  Fresh Plaza, 15^th March 2016

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