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    A black-and-white photograph shot in silhouette against a bright, overcast sky. A single strand of barbed wire runs horizontally across the upper portion of the frame, with tall grass or reed stems arching through and around it. The dark foreground ground line anchors the composition at the bottom.

    BRAZIL

    09.23.2015

    Courtesy Photo

    USAID, Historical Archive           

    Pangola grass - originally from South Africa - is now the big thing in central Brazil. Introduced a few years ago by American foreign aid technicians working under the Alliance for Progress, this remarkable new strain of Pangola grass has been responsible for increasing beef production 2 to 3 times per acre as compared to the common Bahia grass. The implications for a country like Brazil where food production is lagging behind population growth are clear.

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    Date Taken: 09.23.2015
    Date Posted: 04.14.2017 11:27
    Photo ID: 2191959
    VIRIN: 150923-O-ZZ999-374
    Resolution: 12800x16000
    Size: 13.37 MB
    Location: BR
    Web Views: 38
    Downloads: 4

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