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In the Heart of Vanilla Country, Farmers on the Climate Frontlines Struggle to Adapt
DURHAM, N.C. -- As erratic weather upends the seasonal rhythms that crops depend on, farmers in the island nation of Madagascar are feeling the effects but struggle to adapt to the new normal.
That’s one of the key takeaways of a recent survey of nearly 500 small-scale farmers in the country’s northern
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