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Hunger Roundtable

Living on Earth
August 14, 2013

    The 20th Anniversary of the United Nations’ World Food Day highlights the need for continued work in the fight against world hunger. Author Richard Manning and Robert Mwanga, a research scientist from Uganda, join host Steve Curwood to discuss the latest developments in biotechnology and how they will play a key role in the fight against global hunger.

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