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Global ag view: Caribbean island focuses on self-sufficiency

As a country 85 per cent reliant on food imports, primarily from the US, Antigua and Barbuda is focusing on food security, but climate change and Covid-19 is making this no mean feat. Alice Dyer reports.

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Global ag view: Caribbean island focuses on self-sufficiency

As a country 85 per cent reliant on food imports, primarily from the US, Antigua and Barbuda is focusing on food security, but climate change and Covid-19 is making this no mean feat. Alice Dyer reports....

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