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Biobased Approaches Examined in Fight Against Zebra Chip / February 9, 2012 / News from the USDA
www.ars.usda.gov | Feb 9, 2012
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Charity boosted by farmer support
www.fwi.co.uk | Jan 22, 2012
UK farmers are supporting a FARM-Africa project to fund work in rural villages in Kenya

120208: 2nd Annual Potato Growers Conference - York - SAC (Scottish Agricultural College)
www.sac.ac.uk | Jan 10, 2012
Home: 120208: 2nd Annual Potato Growers Conference - York: SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) is an innovative, knowledge-based organisation supporting the development of rural communities and industries.

Tuta absoluta, New and serious threat to food production in Ethiopia | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Dec 17, 2011
Tuta absoluta, New and serious threat to food production in Ethiopia. Tuta absoluta is extending its damage to the Potato Tuber. This develop in the host selection behaviour by Tuta absoluta can be a potential disaster to small farmers in East Africa particularly those in Ethiopia in regions close

Africa Nearing Epidemic of Deadly Cassava Virus
www.thepoultrysite.com | Nov 25, 2011
AFRICA - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is urging swift action to tackle a cassava virus that is affecting large parts of East Africa and threatening a staple food crop for much of the region.

Efforts to prevent potato pest’s spread - Farming News - Farming - nebusiness.co.uk
www.nebusiness.co.uk | Aug 4, 2011
THE battle to prevent the spread of a beetle which poses a serious threat to the UK potato industry has been stepped up.

Transgenic Potato-derived Vaccine for Viral Disease of Birds - Crop Biotech Update (5/27/2011) |
www.isaaa.org | May 27, 2011
Transgenic Potato-derived Vaccine for Viral Disease of Birds: Transgenic potatoes with vaccines against the devastating Newcastle disease of birds have been developed at the Institute of Biotechnology, Instituto ...

Scottish-origin potatoes are Dickeya-free
www.scotland.gov.uk | Sep 7, 2010
Extensive survey identifies small number of disease cases in non-Scottish crops.

Could pesticide free equal bug free? | Local news, sports, weather, blogs, opinion, crime,
wenatcheeworld.com | Jul 10, 2010
If you want to grow a bigger potato, organic farming may be the way. The balanced mix of insects and fungi in organic fields does a superior job of keeping pests in check, leading to larger plants, according to researchers at Washington State University in Pullman. Potato plants exposed to

Klamath potato farmers plagued by pests - Examiner.com
www.examiner.com | Jun 3, 2010
Klamath potato farmers plagued by pests, KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.