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Cargill Inc. tries to improve conditions at West Africa's cocoa farms

2013-06-09 00:51:20| Food - Topix.net

Farmer Issiaka Ouedraogo walked past cocoa pods growing on a tree on a cocoa farm outside the village of Fangolo, near Duekoue, Ivory Coast.

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Cargill Inc. tries to improve conditions at West Africa's cocoa farms

2013-06-09 00:24:19| Agriculture - Topix.net

Farmer Issiaka Ouedraogo walked past cocoa pods growing on a tree on a cocoa farm outside the village of Fangolo, near Duekoue, Ivory Coast.

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VIDEO: South Africa's growing prosperity

2013-05-22 08:21:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Andrew Harding looks at an example of economic change at a shopping mall in the township of Alexandra.

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Warmer Climate Threatens Africas Vital Cassava Crop

2013-05-11 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate News Network: A plant which is a staple food crop for millions of people across Africa is at risk from disease as regional temperatures rise, scientists say. The plant, cassava, is a significant source of food and income, and is an important industrial crop, and there is concern that serious food shortages may result and poverty worsen. Experts say the spread of the disease could halve cassava production and threaten the diets of 300 million people. Experts say the spread of the disease could halve cassava...

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