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AFRICA
11 DEC 2021
Study: Bill Gates promoted fertilisers are more damaging than previously thought
No to ‘climate-stupid’ agriculture
Tunicia Phillips
3 min read
![TOPSHOT – Nono, an elderly maize farmer, inspects maize which has been hung out to dry in Qunu on June 28, 2013. Qunu is where former South African President Nelson Mandela grew up. Mandela, who turns 95 next month, was rushed to hospital three weeks ago with a recurrent lung disease. AFP PHOTO/Carl de Souza […]](https://images.newsteam.io/image/2560/2Bq28FuGKoK8JKXZqCi7FbudkE6u4MeMGfedpyWHx2hKR3hJaAGwuLYzASybAUC4XzfD2xdN1kP9L53GoGq9ufrYvpbvCN8bx4LSkp446yrUt9uoNDQZrvRmw44kaZ7yoymRqsmZXcdhFGzc3eYjiuu)