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Cleaned stem canker wounds on cocoa are protected and sealed by applying cuprous oxide canker paint (Source: Nordox)

Plant disease control is pre-occupied with pathogens that infect foliage and fruit although those attacking the bark and wood are altogether more economically damaging, especially in the longer term

Global food prices have dropped sharply in May

Global food prices have dropped sharply in May, the lowest since September 2011, owing to increased supplies, growing global economic uncertainties and a strengthening of the US dollar, according to FAO’s latest report 

China has released its 12th five-year food safety plan. (Source: un.org)

China has released its 12th five-year food safety plan in an effort to upgrade its food safety regulations and revamp industry standards

Charlotte Hebebrand (Source: David Hawxhurst)

The Council of the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) has appointed Charlotte Hebebrand as its new director general

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