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With the main harvest season just weeks away, Central African Republic farmers struggle to recover from devastation

by IRIN News

With the year’s main planting season just weeks away, many in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been left desperately ill-equipped by months of conflict. In the charred village of Bessan, to the west of the country, the concerns are typical: a dire lack of seeds, tools and manpower.

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