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Agricultural policies in Africa could be harming the poorest
2016-02-09 13:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Agricultural policies aimed at alleviating poverty in Africa could be making things worse, according to research by the University of East Anglia (UEA). Published this month in the journal World Development, the study finds that so-called 'green revolution' policies in Rwanda -- claimed by the government, international donors and organisations such as the International Monetary Fund to be successful for the economy and in alleviating poverty -- may be having very negative impacts on the poorest....
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