Economic Progress

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Ethiopian farmers Mandefro Tesfaye (L) and Tayto Mesfin collect wheat in their field in Abay, north of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, October 21, 2009. For centuries, farmers like Berhanu Gudina have eked out a living in Ethiopia's central lowlands, tending tiny plots of maize, wheat or barley amid the vastness of the lush green plains. Now, they find themselves working cheek by jowl with high-tech commercial farms stretching over thousands of hectares tilled by state-of-the-art tractors -- and owned and operated by foreigners. Picture taken October 21, 2009.  To match Special Report FOOD/AFRICA  REUTERS/Barry Malone (ETHIOPIA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY AGRICULTURE FOOD) - RTXQNVH

After the Second World War, as the global population started to grow rapidly, so did the number of people in extreme poverty. Image: REUTERS/Barry Malone

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