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Cameroon and Senegal are the main beneficiaries of Macron's FARM initiative

Backed by the European Union, France's FARM initiative has resulted in the creation of a system of concertation among public and private parties in the cereals sector. Egypt and Algeria have decided not to take part but Senegal and Cameroon have seized the opportunity. [...]
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