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Posted Wed Oct 22 2008: from London Independent:
Organic farming 'could feed Africa' http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1224692323
 Organic farming offers Africa the best chance of breaking the cycle of poverty and malnutrition it has been locked in for decades, according to a major study from the United Nations to be presented today. New evidence suggests that organic practices -- derided by some as a Western lifestyle fad -- are delivering sharp increases in yields, improvements in the soil and a boost in the income of Africa's small farmers who remain among the poorest people on earth.
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