那迫使农民要靠在陡峭的山坡上来勉强维持生计。

That forced peasant farmers to try to eke a living off steep hillsides.

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在贫穷、干旱的地区，未经处理的废水是让农民维持生计的唯一可用灌溉资源。

In poor, dry regions, untreated wastewater is the only viable irrigation source to keep farmers in business.

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“我的愿景是帮助维持生计的农民。”法兰特说。

"My vision is for the subsistence farmer," Farrant says.

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