"We suffer from a shortage of water and we should think about solutions to preserve it rather than using it for agriculture," he said.

我们正面临缺水的问题，我们必须想办法保护水而不是把水用于农业。

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The report emphasizes the need to ensure that the prospective benefits of biotechnology in agriculture are Shared by all people, rather than a select few.

报告强调确定生化科技对农业可预期利益的需要，并且应得到大多数人而非某一特定人群的共识。

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Hence, investors, particularly institutional investors, might think twice about how they qualify, rather than quantify their investment in African agriculture.

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Farm-state representatives ensured that this process will be overseen by the Department of Agriculture, which loves giving money to farmers, rather than the Environmental Protection Agency, which has different priorities.

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Liberal Democrat Stephen Williams told the government it was right to call for a freeze in the budget, but urged ministers to "vigorously" press the case for reform of the EU budget, stating it was "ludicrous" that agriculture was still the largest area of spending, rather than the "industries of the future".

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