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AGROnews No. 3

21/06/2010 - Article

The third issue of AGROnews-Réunion-Indian Ocean edition, including a special report on the exceptional biodiversity of the forests of the Indian Ocean islands.

AGROnews is a journal intended to inform the public and answer their questions on agricultural research for development (AR4D). AGROnews is published twice a year, with an edition devoted to Réunion and the Indian Ocean.

Contents of this issue:

- An interview with Gérard Matheron, CIRAD Director General: "Réunion, the linchpin of French agricultural research in the Indian Ocean" (p. 2)

- An international scientific conference in Réunion, on plant pathogenic bacteria (p. 3)

- Tropical biological resource centres join forces on a project: Intertrop (p. 5)

- A new test for anthurium bacterial blight for Europe, thanks to work conducted in partnership in Réunion (p. 6)

- A report on the incredible forest biodiversity of the islands of the southwest Indian Ocean (p. 7)

- In the Indian Ocean: a network to ensure food quality and safety (p. 10)