The last hunger season: a year in an African farm community on the brink of change
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New York : PublicAffairs, c2012.
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1st ed.
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xx, 273 pages : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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Documents the story of a group of Kenyan farmers working to transcend lives of dire poverty and hunger to secure better opportunities for their families, illuminating their challenges while explaining the necessity of improving Africa's agriculture sector.

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1610390679, 9781610390675

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"The Chicago Council on Global Affairs."
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Includes index.
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Documents the story of a group of Kenyan farmers working to transcend lives of dire poverty and hunger to secure better opportunities for their families, illuminating their challenges while explaining the necessity of improving Africa's agriculture sector.
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Thurow, R. (2012). The last hunger season: a year in an African farm community on the brink of change. New York, PublicAffairs.

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Thurow, Roger. 2012. The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community On the Brink of Change. New York, PublicAffairs.

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Thurow, Roger, The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community On the Brink of Change. New York, PublicAffairs, 2012.

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Thurow, Roger. The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community On the Brink of Change. New York, PublicAffairs, 2012.

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