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Can extreme poverty be eliminated?

• Authors : Sachs, Jeffrey D.¹

Subjects: *POVERTY; *WEALTH; *ECONOMIC developmentAFRICA

• Source: Scientific American. Sep2005, Vol. 293 Issue 3, p56-65. 10p. 3 Color Photographs, 2 Black and White Photographs, 5 Charts, 1 Map.

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Millennium goals at the midpoint. Overdue investments from rich nations could still transform Africa by 2015.

• Authors : Sachs JD

Subjects: Disease* ; Financial Support* ; Hunger*

• Source: Scientific American [Sci Am] 2008 Aug; Vol. 299 (2), pp. 40.Publisher: Scientific American Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0404400 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium:

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Making development less risky. Innovative forms of insurance could unshackle a green revolution in Africa and other poor nations.

• Authors : Sachs JD; Earth Institute, Columbia University, USA.

Subjects: Insurance* ; Poverty*; Agriculture/Agriculture/Agriculture/*economics

• Source: Scientific American [Sci Am] 2007 Aug; Vol. 297 (2), pp. 33-4.Publisher: Scientific American Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0404400 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium:

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Six Billion in Africa.

• Authors : Engelman, Robert

Subjects: POWER (Social sciences); POPULATION & economics; SOUTH Africa economic developmentSOUTH Africa; AFRICA

• Source: Scientific American; Feb2016, Vol. 314 Issue 2, p56-63, 8p, 4 Color Photographs, 2 Graphs

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PAUL R. POLAK.

Subjects: DEVELOPING countries; WATER in agriculture; IRRIGATIONAFRICA; INDIA; ASIAPOLAK, Paul, 1933-2019

• Source: Scientific American; Dec2003, Vol. 289 Issue 6, p71-71, 1/3p, 1 Color Photograph

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A CHAMPION FOR BIOTECH.

• Authors : Collins, Graham P.

Subjects: TRANSGENIC plants; AGRICULTURE; HUNGERAFRICATHOMSON, Jennifer

• Source: Scientific American; Sep2007, Vol. 297 Issue 3, p108-108, 2/5p

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Expert Systems Fight Poverty.

• Authors : Sachs, Jeffrey D.

Subjects: INFORMATION & communication technologies; INFORMATION technology & society; COMMUNITY involvementAFRICA

• Source: Scientific American; Apr2010, Vol. 302 Issue 4, p32-32, 1p

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The battle against tobacco in Africa.

• Authors : Worth, Tammy

Subjects: TOBACCO; YOUNG adults; TOBACCO productsAFRICA

• Source: Scientific American; Sep2023, Vol. 329 Issue 2, pS4-S6, 3p, 3 Color Photographs

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WILDLIFE WARRIOR.

• Authors : Schiffman, Richard

Subjects: WILDLIFE conservation; POACHING prevention; BIOLOGICAL extinctionKENYA; AFRICAKENYA Wildlife Service...

• Source: Scientific American; Jan2017, Vol. 316 Issue 1, p64-67, 4p, 2 Color Photographs

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True Size of Africa.

• Authors : Fischetti, Mark

Subjects: WORLD maps; CHARTS, diagrams, etc.AFRICA

• Source: Scientific American; Jul2015, Vol. 313 Issue 1, p80-80, 1p, 2 Maps

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