In this week’s Farm Radio Weekly:

    | June 14, 2010

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    African Farm News in Review

    1. Africa: Investment in agriculture needed for poverty reduction (CAADP, AllAfrica, Reuters, Daily Monitor, ActionAid)

    2. Uganda:a new farming activity for communities near Uganda’s Bwindi National Park (by Sawa Pius, for Farm Radio Weekly, in Uganda)

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    3. Zimbabwe: First independent newspaper in seven years hits newsstands (Yahoo, Amnesty USA, RNW)

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