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Mandela neither demanded nor received an entirely unconditional devotion; in power he expected his compatriots to behave as assertive citizens not genuflecting disciples

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Grain is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) which promotes the sustainable management and use of agricultural biodiversity based on people's control over genetic resources and local knowledge. Its website is here.

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The bird-flu bonanza

"Backyard" sellers and wild birds have been blamed for the spread of the deadly virus. The real culprits are industrial poultry farms and others who profit from the global trade, says a report from Grain, an NGO that carries out research into issues around biodiversity.

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