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For development in Brazil, two crops are better than one
2013-04-23 01:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: It's not just about agriculture. Growing two crops a year in the same field improves schools, helps advance public sanitation, raises median income, and creates jobs. New research finds that double cropping -- planting two crops in a field in the same year -- is associated with positive signs of economic development for rural Brazilians. The research focused the state of Mato Grosso, the epicenter of an agricultural revolution that has made Brazil one of the world's top producers of soybeans,...
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