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World Service,08 Dec 1999,13 mins

Farming close to Nature

The Farming World

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Make a living from wild plants around the world. Rattan grows wild in Cameroon. However, to meet demands of conservation and the market, Limbe Botanic Garden has developed the first rattan plantation in Africa. Other reports from Brazil and the Himalayas.

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