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    U.S.$21 Million Sweet Potato Project to Aid Food Security, Nutrition
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    An earlier study proved that the orange-fleshed sweet potato already in the market can drastically bring down impacts of vitamin A-deficiency that threaten an estimated 43 million children under the age of five in sub- Saharan Africa. "We have already proven this in South Africa and in western Kenya but we want to see it in action and that is what this project is set out to do" said Dr Robert Mwanga, an expert on the crop. Full Article at AllAfrica.com
    We have already proven this in South Africa and in western Kenya but we want to see it in action and that is what this project is set out to do
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 4 weeks ago

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  1. Pilgrims sleep in the corridors of the Caacupe cathedral, some 50 km (31 miles) east of Asuncion, December 7, 2009. Christians from all over Paraguay and neighbouring countries visited the cathedral over the weekend on an annual pilgrimage to pay tribute to the statue of the Virgin of Caacupe and to pray for jobs and good health in the coming year.
  2. Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo is unveiled in Mojave, California December 7, 2009. Billionaire Richard Branson on Monday unveiled the first commercial passenger spaceship, a sleek black-and-white vessel that represents an expensive gamble on creating a commercial space tourism industry.
  3. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 07: Director Terry Gilliam and singer Michael Stipe of R.E.M.attend the premiere of 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' at the Crosby Street Hotel on December 7, 2009 in New York City.
  4. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 08: Richard Jones of the Auckland Aces bats during the one day match between the Auckland Aces and the Northern Knights at Colin Maiden Park on December 8, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand.
  5. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 07: Actors Julia Roberts and Yul Vazquez attend LAByrinth Theater Company's 6th Annual Gala Benefit at St. Paul The Apostle Church on December 7, 2009 in New York City.
  6. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 08: Ravi Bopara of the Auckland Aces bats during the one day match between the Auckland Aces and the Northern Knights at Colin Maiden Park on December 8, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand.
  7. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 07: Actor John Ortiz attends LAByrinth Theater Company's 6th Annual Gala Benefit at St. Paul The Apostle Church on December 7, 2009 in New York City.
  8. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 07: Actors Yul Vazquez and Julia Stiles attend LAByrinth Theater Company's 6th Annual Gala Benefit at St. Paul The Apostle Church on December 7, 2009 in New York City.
  9. Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo is unveiled in Mojave, California December 7, 2009. Billionaire Richard Branson on Monday unveiled the first commercial passenger spaceship, a sleek black-and-white vessel that represents an expensive gamble on creating a commercial space tourism industry.
  10. A girl stands with a candle in the square opposite the cathedral of Caacupe in Asuncion December 7, 2009. Christians from all over Paraguay and neighbouring countries visited the cathedral over the weekend on an annual pilgrimage to pay tribute to the statue of the Virgin of Caacupe and to pray for jobs and good health in the coming year.
  11. A staff of Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) sharia bank counts money in Jakarta December 7, 2009. Several investors from the Middle East want to set up new banks or invest in existing lenders in Indonesia, an Indonesian government envoy to the region said on Monday. Picture taken December 7, 2009.
  12. A staff of Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) sharia bank walks past a signboard in Jakarta December 7, 2009. Several investors from the Middle East want to set up new banks or invest in existing lenders in Indonesia, an Indonesian government envoy to the region said on Monday.
  13. National Parks Service historian Daniel Martinez bows his head in prayer the 68th anniversary ceremony of the attack at Pearl Harbor, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 on the USS Arizona Memorial in Honolulu.
  14. Japanese monks pray for the war dead during a ceremony aboard the Arizona Memorial during the 68th anniversary ceremony of the attack at Pearl Harbor, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 at Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Honolulu.
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  18. Pearl Harbor survivors are honored during the 68th anniversary ceremony of the attack at Pearl Harbor, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 at Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Honolulu.