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This report provides a snapshot of the overwhelming evidence that we need better environmental practices if we want to ensure ongoing productive agricultural systems and food security in South Africa

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By exploring possible futures of the world’s agricultural and food systems up to 2050, the Agrimonde project seeks to identify the fundamental challenges that agricultural research will have to face.

AIDS in Africa: Scenarios for the Future

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