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Mauritania: Fresh Attempt at Irrigated Agriculture

In a bid to reduce food insecurity, the government is turning to new approaches to agriculture, like expanded irrigation schemes, new crops and harnessing the energy of recent graduates.

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Mauritania: Women rewarded with success in their attempts to grow vegetables in the middle of the desert

Mauritania: Fresh Attempt At Irrigated Agriculture

IPS, 30 August 2011

In a bid to reduce food insecurity, the Mauritanian government is turning to several new approaches to agriculture, including expanded irrigation schemes, popularising new crops… Read more »
Mauritania: Country to Reduce Dependence on Food Imports

UN News, 5 October 2009

Farmers in Mauritania will receive financial help to turn milk into butter and cheese, to clean and package the vegetables they grow and to add value to other raw products under a… Read more »

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