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Burkina Faso farmers growing pineapples amid push for self-sufficiency

Burkina Faso farmers growing pineapples amid push for self-sufficiency
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Arid, landlocked Burkina Faso is far from the lush setting usually needed to grow tropical fruit. But here in Ouagadougou, farmers are beating the odds. They're growing pineapples as part of a national effort to boost self-sufficiency and adapt to the Sahel region's ever-harsher climate.

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