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| Headline: | African water meeting seeks to harmonize water for food and ecosystems |
| Description: | FAO, Addis Ababa/Rome -- New and growing demands for sustainable use of natural resources are having a serious impact on agriculture, as the sector struggles to feed a growing world population, according to Louise Fresco, Assistant Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Speaking at the opening session of a major pan-African conference on water for food and ecosystems, Ms Fresco said: 'The history of agriculture is characterized by a progressive and increasing control of the biological processes for the sake of increased food production.' |
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| Country (origin): | Ethiopia |
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| ARD-theme: | water management |
| Last editing: | 2004-11-10 12:09:52 |