- Countries:
- Japan, Mozambique
- Topics:
- Food, International Relations
- Languages:
- Portuguese
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| 繁體中文: | 莫三比克：稻米與獨立性... |
| 简体中文: | 莫桑比克：稻米与独立性... |
| فارسی: | ژاپن: تولید برنج در آفریقا... |
| Português: | Moçambique: Entre o arroz e a intependência... |
| Malagasy: | Mozambika : Resaka vary sy izay fahaleovantenantsika... |
Elísio Macamo [pt] reacts to the Japanese pledge to help Africa double rice production within 10 years, during the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) held in Yokohama. “After 10 years the rice production in Africa is twice as much. Will the population remain the same? Will our tastes be the same? Our lifestyle, will it be the same?”.
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