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Photo: A farmer tills a rice field in the traditional, labounr-intensive way near Kindia, Guinea, in this Aug. 20, 2002 photo. Nerica, or New Rice for Africa, was created by crossbreeding Asian and African rice varieties. It has allowed farmers in this West African country to boost yields, giving them greater food security (AP Photo/Boris Heger)
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