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VIDEO: Are chickpeas the new cash crop?

2013-07-24 03:15:19| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

For years, Virginia farmers made their living growing tobacco, but as people smoke less, demand for the crop dropped. Now, a new breed of chick peas may help make up for dwindling tobacco sales.

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