That is in addition to billions of dollars of aid to the Middle East and North Africa, including a $700-million Millennium Challenge Corporation grant to Morocco for fruit tree farming and small-scale fisheries as well as stronger financial services and enterprise support.

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But the monks faced opposition from many quarters, including the farming sector, where Shambo was seen as a disease risk to livestock.

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Some sectors of the economy, one of the poorest in Asia, remain off-limits to foreign ownership, including fishing and farming.

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Kunis toured Kagem, accompanied by Ian Harebottle, Gemfields CEO, and visited several Gemfields-sponsored community projects, including schools and a farming cooperative.

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