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Mali farmers are using hybrid crops to fight drought 

The remains of a dead tree are pictured at the almost empty Maria Cristina water reservoir  during a severe drought near Castellon, Spain, September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Heino Kalis - RC1D52A2BDC0

Some areas of Northern Mali receive no more than two months of rain a year. Image: REUTERS/Heino Kalis - RC1D52A2BDC0

Soumaila Diarra
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Baba Berthé discusses with other farmers under a mango tree in the village of Siby, Mali, September 15, 2018.
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Alou Camara visits his field of anew sorghum variety Jakunbè in the village of Siby, Mali, September 15, 2018.
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