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Published online 31 March 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060327-15
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Barren soil is starving Africans
Experts call for focus on fertilizing exhausted earth.
African countries must boost the fertility of the soil underfoot if they want to fill empty bellies, said a group of dignitaries gathered in New York City this week.
"Our quest is to nourish Africa's soils and feed the continent," said President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria at a press conference held to draw attention to the continent's barren soil.
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