A new smartphone app is helping farmers diagnose plant disease

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A 'digital plant doctor' is helping farmers spot disease A new smartphone app is helping farmers in Kenya diagnose plant disease.

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The mums saving each other from a taboo condition Women in Madagascar who have had life-changing surgery are helping others to get treatment.

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‘No men allowed’ – the gym getting women fit and into work A single-sex gym in Turkey is helping women exercise and become entrepreneurs.

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Rent-a-sister: Coaxing Japan’s young men out of their rooms The women trying to coax Japan’s reclusive young men out of their bedrooms.

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Beating the stigma of STIs with secret home-testing kits A Nigerian start-up is helping young people take charge of their sexual health.

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How Japan is helping pensioners stay happy and have fun Japan is rethinking society for its growing old-age population.

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The people trying to reunite a divided island People in Cyprus are using the demilitarised zone that separates them as a place to reunite.

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