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		<title>Liberia Seeks Help as Caterpillars Attack Crops</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.






Caterpillars are shown on leaves in Liberia



Officials in
Liberia say tens of millions of caterpillars are destroying crops and
polluting waterways in the country&#8217;s agricultural centers. 
The
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says the caterpillars
are invading houses in some areas. More than one hundred thousand
people have fled their homes because [...]

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		<title>Project to Develop Electronic Maps of Soil in Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
Poor soil keeps many farmers in Africa from growing good crops. Low
soil fertility has slowed agricultural production in parts of the
continent for years. The United Nations says that one-third of the
people south of the Sahara Desert suffer from hunger. But a newly announced project to develop soil maps [...]

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		<title>Farmers in East Africa Struggle Against Cassava Disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
About eight hundred million people in Africa, Asia and South America eat cassava. The plant is a major source of food energy and a major food security crop. It can survive in poor soil and without much water. Also, the root can stay in the ground for as [...]

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		<title>Why Grafting Still Fits Nicely Into Agriculture</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 02:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
Grafting is a way to produce plants from pieces of existing plants instead of seeds.
Branches or buds are cut from one plant and placed on a related kind of plant. The branch or bud that is grafted is called the scion. The plant that accepts the graft is [...]

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		<title>India&#8217;s Camel Population Drops</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Reasons for the decrease include a loss of grasslands to development and the growing use of modern transportation. Transcript of radio broadcast:
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
India had more than one million camels during the middle of the nineteen nineties. India had more than one [...]

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		<title>Giving Grasslands a Rest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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 How rotational grazing works. Transcript of radio broadcast:
Giving Grasslands a Rest
How rotational grazing works. Transcript of radio broadcast:
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.

Grasslands need time to rest when cattle and other animals feed on them. Moving animals from one area of pasture to another can provide the time needed for new growth. [...]

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		<title>Susan Sontag, 1933- 2004: One of America’s Most Influential Thinkers of the Twentieth Century</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
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She was famous for her serious studies about popular art forms. Transcript of radio broadcast:
VOICE ONE:
I&#8217;m Barbara Klein.
VOICE TWO:
And I&#8217;m Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a writer who helped influence modern culture. Her name was Susan Sontag.
(MUSIC)
VOICE ONE:

Susan Sontag was considered one of the most influential [...]

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		<title>Barack Obama’s Election Voted Top News Story of 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Yearly AP top ten list includes the economic crisis and the rise and fall of oil prices. Transcript of radio broadcast:
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.
  Each December the editors and news directors of the Associated Press vote for the top ten news stories of the year.

Barack Obama during his acceptance [...]

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		<title>Rhythm and Blues Singer Jazmine Sullivan Is Getting Noticed for Her Edgy, Emotional Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Also: Learn how American Mosaic was born.  And hear about a museum filled with design objects that tell a story of political, social and technological change. Transcript of radio broadcast:
HOST:
Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.
(MUSIC)
I&#8217;m Doug Johnson. This week…
We listen to music from young singer Jazmine Sullivan…
  Answer a listener question [...]

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		<title>Reports of Gains Bring Attention to Rice-Growing Method</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Supporters say the System of Rice Intensification can double productivity of irrigated rice. But others say there is no proof that S.R.I. is better than the best of conventional methods.
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
Some farmers of irrigated rice in Asia, Africa and the Americas are using a production method called S.R.I.
S.R.I. is [...]

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