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The Escola Familia Agricola Antonio Fontenele (EFA) near Lago do Junco in Brazil's northeastern state of Maranhao. Students, many who come from far away, alternate living at the school and at home in 14 day periods. The school is supported by the Association of Land Reform Settlements of Maranhao State (ASSEMA), an umbrella NGO of associations operated for and by rural peasants and babau nut crackers. Founded in the late 1980s as a result of land conflicts in the region, It's main goal is to improve living conditions in the countryside by promoting local and family oriented agricultural production, while using and preserving the babassu palm trees. British NGO Action Aid has helped support ASSEMA since 1999 - in particular the Escola Familia Agricola Antonio Fontenele (EFA).(AustralFoto/Douglas Engle)

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The Escola Familia Agricola Antonio Fontenele (EFA) near Lago do Junco in Brazil's northeastern state of Maranhao. Students, many who come from far away, alternate living at the school and at home in 14 day periods. The school is supported by the Association of Land Reform Settlements of Maranhao State (ASSEMA), an umbrella NGO of associations operated for and by rural peasants and babau nut crackers. Founded in the late 1980s as a result of land conflicts in the region, It's main goal is to improve living conditions in the countryside by promoting local and family oriented agricultural production, while using and preserving the babassu palm trees. British NGO Action Aid has helped support ASSEMA since 1999 - in particular the Escola Familia Agricola Antonio Fontenele (EFA).(AustralFoto/Douglas Engle)

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