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2009-10-13 | permalink
Uganda: after decades of war, a new non-GE rice variety helps farmers resume their lives
About 1.5 million more internally displaced people are gradually moving back to their original lands after more than 20 years living a precarious existence in the refugee camps of northern Uganda. Their return is being helped by FAO’s NERICA project, which is introducing innovative, rice-based farming systems to increase food security and reduce poverty in Uganda.
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2009-10-13 | permalink
Uganda: after decades of war, a new non-GE rice variety helps farmers resume their lives
About 1.5 million more internally displaced people are gradually moving back to their original lands after more than 20 years living a precarious existence in the refugee camps of northern Uganda. Their return is being helped by FAO’s NERICA project, which is introducing innovative, rice-based farming systems to increase food security and reduce poverty in Uganda.
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