In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:

    | August 25, 2008

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    African Farm News in Review

    1. Burkina Faso: Burkinabe farmers say food comes before fuel (by Nourou-Dhine Salouka/Jade Productions for Farm Radio Weekly in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)

    2. Africa: Wastewater in urban agriculture is harmful to health, but it also ensures subsistence for urban poor (IWMI, CBC Dispatches, Le Monde, One World)

    3. Democratic Republic of the Congo: A country that loves fish rebuilds its fish industry (Toronto Star, World Bank)

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