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In a desertscape in Brazil, science brings farms to bountiful life
Located in the south of Brazil’s Piauí state, the municipality of Gilbués is one of four zones in the country currently experiencing desertification. The affected area covers 805 km2 (311 mi2) of degraded Caatinga dry forest that’s home to some 149,000 …