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World Service,16 Nov 1998,13 mins

Invaded by Prosopis? Then Eat it and Burn it!

The Farming World

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What South American farmers can teach West Africans about putting the invasive prosopis tree to good use as food for humans and livestock, as well as firewood. Plus, Moroccans search for a crop to thrive in salty soil, and top marks for a Zimbabwean rat trap.

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