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A push to farm smarter - not bigger - to feed the worlds' hungry - -

By Sara Miller Llana & Ben Arnoldy

A push to farm smarter – not bigger – to feed the world's hungry

With famine in Africa and food prices at record highs, governments and agencies around the globe are looking to educate small farmers about more efficient, sustainable agriculture practices.

By Sara Miller Llana, Staff writer, Ben Arnoldy, Staff writer / September 20, 2011

Elvira Portillo was persuaded by neighbor Porfirio Bastida to try conservation agriculture on her farm in Texcoco, Mexico. So far they are the only two of some 300 local farmers to do so.

Sara Miller Llana/The Christian Science Monitor

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A push to farm smarter – not bigger – to feed the world&apos;s hungry

With famine in Africa and food prices at record highs, governments and agencies around the globe are looking to educate small farmers about more efficient, sustainable agriculture practices.

A push to farm smarter – not bigger – to feed the world's hungry