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I fight anti-GMO fears in Africa to combat hunger

  • Written by Walter Suza, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Iowa State University

As a child, I remember feeling hungry most of the time. Growing up in rural Tanzania, I walked to school barefoot and most of the time had one meal a day. After school, I helped my mother with various farming chores, including feeding the animals, weeding, harvesting and planting. I often heard my mother express concerns about the lack of ways to...

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