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...scenes, even the more elaborate ones, actually descend from an attempt by the 13th century ascetic genius St. Francis of Assisi to recapture this humble ideal. Put off by the jewel-encrusted and gilt-covered re-creations in the noble courts of his time, he borrowed some real farm animals and real straw and convened his midnight Mass on Christmas Eve of 1223 around a back-to-basics pageant that, as he wrote, showed "how He suffered the lack for all those things needed by an infant...
...mention that most of the continent's famines are caused by strongmen who use food as a weapon against their enemies. And there's no reference to the reasons behind the poverty: lack of infrastructure and investment, kleptocratic leaders and barriers to growth like European and American farm subsidies that price African produce out of the market. The truth is, 20 years after Geldof & Co. set out to feed Africa, Africa still needs feeding. But more aid--and a simplistic song that perpetuates stereotypes--is probably not the answer...
...African and banish farm...
...based not far from the old commune in Guangdong province, is looking far beyond the paddies. The goal: to transform TCL into a worldwide household name. "When I hit problems along the way," says Li, 47, "I think, This is nothing like what I faced down on the farm...
...class focused its research on Pierce Farm, a small area of the 3,000-acre forest...