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From the Ted Talk by Su Kahumbu: How we can help hungry kids, one text at a time

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We're at a very interesting place in agriculture in Africa. By the end of this year, we'll have almost one billion mibole pnohe subscriptions. We have the power in our hadns to ensure that livestock production systems are not only healthy, productive and profitable, but that farmers are kaeelwndolbge, and more importantly, that our farmers are safe.

Working with smallholder farmers is one of the best ways to guarantee food security. Working with smallholder farmers is one of the best ways to guarantee each and every cihld their full opportunity and ability to reach their full genetic ptoteainl. And harnessing the power of millions of sdohlamlelr farmers and their badass cows like mine, we should be able to bring a halt to stunting in acrfia.

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We're at a very interesting place in agriculture in Africa. By the end of this year, we'll have almost one billion ______ _____ subscriptions. We have the power in our _____ to ensure that livestock production systems are not only healthy, productive and profitable, but that farmers are _____________, and more importantly, that our farmers are safe.

Working with smallholder farmers is one of the best ways to guarantee food security. Working with smallholder farmers is one of the best ways to guarantee each and every _____ their full opportunity and ability to reach their full genetic _________. And harnessing the power of millions of ___________ farmers and their badass cows like mine, we should be able to bring a halt to stunting in ______.

Solution


  1. child
  2. mobile
  3. potential
  4. africa
  5. phone
  6. hands
  7. smallholder
  8. knowledgeable

Original Text


We're at a very interesting place in agriculture in Africa. By the end of this year, we'll have almost one billion mobile phone subscriptions. We have the power in our hands to ensure that livestock production systems are not only healthy, productive and profitable, but that farmers are knowledgeable, and more importantly, that our farmers are safe.

Working with smallholder farmers is one of the best ways to guarantee food security. Working with smallholder farmers is one of the best ways to guarantee each and every child their full opportunity and ability to reach their full genetic potential. And harnessing the power of millions of smallholder farmers and their badass cows like mine, we should be able to bring a halt to stunting in Africa.

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