Most farmers in this rain-dependent region have been cultivating tobacco for years, mainly for export due to its special characteristics like low nicotine content.

多年来，这个依赖降雨的地区的大多数农民一直在种植烟草，由于这些烟草尼古丁含量低等特点，它们主要供出口。

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A economists say higher food prices will only increase the problems faced by the region's poor, who are highly dependent on rice as a staple food.

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Africa is the world's most indebted and aid-dependent region, with 17% of GDP flowing out in debt repayments, three times what the Bank believes is a sustainable level.

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Mr. Obama's emphasis on pursuing new pacts comes as he makes his way through an export-dependent region that has grown nervous about his trade policy, and skeptical about his willingness to use political capital at home to support free trade.

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