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Sunraysia refugees meet growing local food demand

Brooke Littlewood

CONGOLESE refugees are busy planting seeds of hope, opportunity and culture at a donated block of farmland near Mildura. Mother and son Maria Nyirakamana and Innocent Makuza used their knowledge gained from farming in their homeland to start a new life in Australia. Last week the pair finished planting pea pods across about two acres […]

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