Yet this needs to be seen in the context of total developing world food production rising by about 270% over the same period.

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"With the U.S. experience, the company is fully capable of developing and deploying its own technologies within a short period of time in the coming years, " he said.

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During the last extended period of petrodollar surpluses, in the 1970s, western banks lent their new deposits to developing countries, most of them in Latin America and Asia.

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"Microcredit groups have had a significant role in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the postwar period, increasing income levels, reducing poverty, developing businesses and stimulating employment, " says Kemal Kozaric, governor of the country's central bank.

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This is a remarkable success since developing countries did not take on any reduction targets under the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.

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You simply cannot interact in that intimate way, over so long a period of time, without developing an abiding appreciation for the person that some would argue affects objectivity.

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The study of a narrow period in depth is, of course, invaluable for developing important skills such as source analysis.

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