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'Miracle Rice' Gives Uganda Hope of its Own Green Revolution

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20 Mar 2009 11 views
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'Miracle Rice' Gives Uganda Hope of its Own Green Revolution
A new breed of rice that can grow in the drier uplands instead of traditional wetlands has doubled the country's food production in only four years offering hope in the struggle to overcome Uganda's food crisis.

A new breed of rice that can grow in the drier uplands instead of traditional wetlands has doubled the country's food production in only four years, offering hope of overcoming Uganda's food crisis.

(Read the full story in UK's Independent)

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