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Hunger busters: Ed Mabaya on improved seeds in Africa
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24.05.18
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South Africa
At a recent TEDx event in Johannesburg, South Africa, agricultural economist and development practitioner Ed Mabaya invited the audience to think of improved seed varieties as ‘tiny little robots’ that can be deployed to remote African villages to deliver nutrition and improved livelihoods.
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