Initiative Launches Aid For Small Farmers
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Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
The twin problems of rising food prices and deepening global hunger are forcing many developing countries to ask for help for their farmers. A new public-private initiative is being launched by two of the world's wealthiest businessmen. It aims to help more than 300,000 small farmers and meet a United Nations goal of reducing global poverty by 50 percent in the next decade. VOA's Robert Raffaele explains.
