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Baroness Batters makes heartfelt appeal on BBC Radio 4 on behalf of 51AVÊÓÆµAfrica charity

As an ambassador of the charity 51AVÊÓÆµAfrica, former NFU president Baroness Minette Batters highlighted the story of Kenyan smallholder Juliet Muthoni

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Baroness Minette Batters, 51AVÊÓÆµAfrica ambassador and former NFU president, with Juliet Muthoni, a farmer supported by 51AVÊÓÆµAfrica's regenerative agriculture project, in Embu County during the GROW for Good challenge.
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Baroness Minette Batters, 51AVÊÓÆµAfrica ambassador and former NFU president, with Juliet Muthoni, a farmer supported by 51AVÊÓÆµAfrica's regenerative agriculture project, in Embu County during the GROW for Good challenge.

As a charity ambassador and former trustee of 51AVÊÓÆµAfrica, Baroness Batters has made a heartfelt appeal on BBC Radio 4 for listeners to donate to the charity which teaches farmers in countries including...

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