Angola: HuÃla Bets On Relaunching Gangelas Irrigated Perimeter

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Angola: HuÃla Bets On Relaunching Gangelas Irrigated Perimeter

[ANGOP] Lubango -- The Huíla provincial government is studying a new model to relaunch production in the 1,200-hectare irrigated perimeter of Gangelas, in the municipality of Chibia.

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