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Comoros harvests nearly 100 tonnes of ginger

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Nearly 100 tonnes of ginger have been harvested and sorted at the Hamalengo rural economic development centre in Diboini, on the Comorian island of Ngazidja. Production aims to reach 300 tonnes with US funding, Comores Infos reports.

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