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Dale Aden has been farming most of his life, just like his father, and his fathers father. I am a third generation farmer on this land. His land is in Okabena, Minnesota, right along the Okabena creek, where for many years, Aden watched helplessly a

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Female farmers in Rwanda and Sudan will learn about what kind of seeds to use, how to farm without chemicals and when to harvest The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that poor countries

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African Women Farmers Working for Better Lives 非洲女性农民为更好的生活工作 From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Im Steve Ember. Farming in Africa is our subject today, as we explore issues faced by women farmers in Cameroon.

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VOA标准英语2008年-African Countries Move to Bio-Farming to Allevi

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 15 May 2008 Growing enough food to alleviate shortages in African countries is not easy, but an agro-ecologist in Ethiopia thinks he has the answer: bio-farming. The technique uses animal waste products to produce energy

VOA标准英语2012--Mystery Maize Disease Strikes Kenya Farms 玉米疾病威胁肯尼亚粮食安全

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VOA标准英语2012--Farming by GPS Saves Money, Environment

Farming by GPS Saves Money, Environment Mixing tradition with technology On a weedy patch of land an hour and half from Washington, D.C., farmer Brad Eustace is tilling razor-straight lines with a GPS-guided tractor. With the computer in control, he

VOA标准英语2013--More Land Being Used for Organic Farming

More Land Being Used for Organic Farming More land around the world is being dedicated to organic farming. The Worldwatch Institute says since 1999 theres been a more than three-fold increase to 37 million hectares. Organic farming is farming without

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Researchers get same yields with fewer fertilizers, pesticides Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 18 May 2010 Fossil energy use was compared among different crop rotation systems in a field experiment conducted between 2003 and 2008 in Boone Co., Iowa R

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Dale Aden has been farming most of his life, just like his father, and his fathers father. I am a third generation farmer on this land. His land is in Okabena, Minnesota, right along the Okabena creek, where for many years, Aden watched helplessly as

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Voice 1 Hello, Im Marina Santee. Voice 2 And Im Ruby Jones. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 3 I read of climate c