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A Burkina Faso farmer harvests rice on April 23, 2008 in Bagre in eastern Burkina Faso
Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2008

Open quoteIn all my years that we asked for help, the answer was 'No, agriculture is not a tool for development.' Today it is.Close quote

  • PHILIPPE MATHIEU
  • former Haiti agriculture minister, on the viability of investing in farming in light of the global food crisis
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