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World Service,09 Nov 1993,13 mins

First African Head of FAO Elected

The Farming World

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Jacques Diouf is appointed Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). A report from the Philippines on how pesticides may be costing farmers more in medical bills than in extra profits. In Malawi, controlling striga or witchweed that attacks maize.

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