Dairy and beef farmers in the drought-stricken parts need hay badly.

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On a recent night, Marieme, Zeina, a son and a granddaughter sat on a mat on the living room floor and shared a meal of cooked beef and salad, which they ate with their hands, as is customary in Mauritania and some other parts of Africa.

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That meant parts of the cerrado could be turned into pasture, making possible the enormous expansion of Brazil's beef herd.

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