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Sugarcane is Brazil's main source of ethanol. / Photo credit: Claudio Contreras
By Mario Osava

Brazil - A Bio-Energy Superpower
Exports of fuel alcohol produced from sugarcane, a renewable energy source, will be worth two billion dollars in 2004, an increase of almost 300 percent over last year.


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By Dalia Acosta

Cubans Pin Hopes on Aqueduct

Residents of the Cuban city of Holguín are hoping that a waterworks project will save them from the drought they have been suffering for more than a year.

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Farmers argue that amaranth, quinoa and sorghum are crucial crops for achieving food security. Credit Claudio Contreras
By Francesca Colombo

Traditional Foods in Fight Against Hunger

Farmers argue that amaranth, quinoa and sorghum are crucial crops for achieving food security.

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Brazil on its way to third nuclear plant... A smelly anniversary in Chile... Ancient plant growing in a Cuban herbarium... Venezuelans work to channel heavy rains...

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