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      <image:caption><![CDATA[A new White paper reveals that poverty reduction is driven by three key factors - yield, size of farm and price. Pic: Barry Callebaut]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Peruvian farmers have an average farm size of two hectares. Pic: solidaridadsouthamerica.org]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Chocoa Festival in Amsterdam's Beurs van Berlage is one of the highlights of the cocoa industry calendar, and moves online this year. Pic: Equipoise ]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Colombia was the venue for the WCF Partnership Meeting before the coronavirus pandemic hit, the event moves online from 18 November. Pic: freshcacao.ru]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Stockholm City Hall, home of the Nobel Prize - and also the Hallbars sustainability awards. Pic: Getty Images]]></image:caption>
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