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World Service,25 Nov 1994,12 mins

Global Exodus from Rural to Urban Areas

The Farming World

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More than 400 million people in 13 Asian countries are predicted to move from rural to urban areas in the next 10 years. How life in the countryside needs to be made more attractive to retain its population and agriculture

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