New survey reveals role of botanical gardens in achieving food security © Craig Elliott (CC BY-NC-ND)
Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the role of botanic gardens in food security, how grazers and pollinators shape plant evolution and a new soil testing kit designed for smallholder farmers.
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- Rain helps Ivory Coast cocoa crop, heat curbs pod disease
Business Recorder, 22nd October - Africa: Monitoring Food Loss and Waste Essential to Hunger Fight
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 21st October - Cameroon: Building Resilience to Food Insecurity One Bean at a Time
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 21st October - Grazers and pollinators shape plant evolution
EurekAlert – Agriculture, 21st October - Adaptability to local climate helps invasive species thrive
EurekAlert – Agriculture, 17th October - New soil testing kit for third world countries
EurekAlert – Agriculture, 16th October - Global hunger falling, index shows
IRIN Global, 16th October - World Food Day – the role of botanic gardens and food security
BGCI, 15th October 2013 - Patterns of Adoption of Improved Rice Technologies in Ghana
IFPRI, 15th October - Researchers say GMO citrus trees could combat greening
The grower, 8th October
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