farmer
Example Sentences
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For centuries, farmers in southern Mexico City have cultivated "chinampas", agricultural islands first developed in pre-Hispanic times and still in use today.
From Barron's
But it has now come under fire from one of its key constituencies - South Africa's mostly white farmers - many of whom vote for the centre-right DA or the right-wing Freedom Front Plus.
From BBC
The French government said Monday it would authorise the shooting of wolves that attack livestock even outside protected enclosures, a policy shift welcomed by farmers, a powerful and increasingly disgruntled constituency.
From Barron's
Ethiopia, under Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, made fertilizer, quality seeds and technical agricultural advice available to small farmers.
The company said the plant will source about all of its hogs from nearby farmers in South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota.
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