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A farmer checks his rice paddy crop, damaged due to drought, in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
A farmer checks his rice paddy crop, damaged due to drought, in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
UAE-US plan to drive farming revolution set for launch, US agriculture chief says
Funding will drive innovations in gene editing, drought-proof irrigation systems and address alarming rates of world hunger