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• 30/03/2009
• Down To Earth

mauritius
Outsourcing agriculture
Soaring food prices and lack of land have forced Mauritius, a food-importing country, to launch an ambitious initiative. The island nation is growing its food in other African countries where land remains fallow and labour cheap.

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