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World in Progress: Why sustainable farming is losing out in Africa

$2.3 billion went into researching farming in Africa in 2018 – but only a smidgen went to sustainable agriculture. Olivier de Schutter, IPES co-chair and former UN special rapporteur on the right to food, explains why.

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