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Cassava is the developing world’s fourth most important crop. Cassava for food and energy security FAO launches emergency rice programme in West Africa Planting Underway in Burkina Faso Initiative on soaring food prices now covers 54 countries UN Rome-based Agencies call on G8 for decisive blow on hunger About 50 million more hungry people in 2007 More...

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