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Hawa Nakawungu, a coffee farmer sprays her trees with pesticide on her farm near Uganda's capital Kampala, July 18, 2009. Nakawungu cut a space-age figure as she paced around her tiny coffee farm, squirting pesticide from a yellow pump mounted on her back. REUTERS/Hereward Holland (UGANDA ENVIRONMENT FOOD) - GM1E597186D01

NUCAFE helps coffee farmers in Uganda organize in associations. Image: REUTERS/Hereward Holland

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