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Protestors march across Univ. of Iowa campus over expanded ground operations in Rafah
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – On May 12th, dozens of people marched through the University of Iowa campus from Hubbard Park to Carver-Hawkeye Arena, protesting after Israel ordered more evacuations in a southern Gaza city.
Iowans for Palestine” and “Students for Justice in Palestine” organized today’s protest.
It’s in direct response to an order on May 11th, from Israel, warning 100′000′s of civilians in the city of Rafah to evacuate, as it plans to expand ground operations there.
They’re also continuing to push for the university to divest, or cut ties with any companies that are connected to Israel’s military.
“We want people to keep in mind, where they work, what university they graduated from it’s all connected to Israeli war machine and so until we disclose and divest from that its going to keep happening.” said Clara Reynen who took part in the protest.
Organizers say they plan to continue holding protests until demands are met.
The arena was where many of the university’s graduation ceremonies were held on Sunday.
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INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (KCRG) – On Wednesday, the governor of the state of Benue in Nigeria visited the Buchanan County Fair to learn more about Iowa’s agriculture.
The state is working to improve their farming systems and is using Iowa as a model to strive for.
Benue is known as the Food Basket of Nigeria but Governor Hyacinth Alia said its agriculture industry isn’t producing up to its full potential and is a hundred years behind Iowa in farming.
“Agriculture, it’s not just meant for sustenance. It is a full-fledged business. So why are we not cashing in on that? We are we not taking advantage of what we have if we have the soil? If we have the water?” Alia said.
That’s why he and his delegates came to visit Iowa – to learn how to increase its output of crops and livestock.
“This is quite a very new learning curve,” Alia said.
Alia said he was surprised to learn just how big some cattle breeds grow in only a year.
He said the cows in Benue are dwarves, so introducing a larger breed could mean more harvestable meat.
“Having one that could be new. Something that would be more productive and something that the livestock farmers would also benefit from and get more from, even commercially,” Alia said.
The delegation also had the chance to visit with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig to talk about strategies to improve crop seedlings to grow more produce and better animal feed.
Alia said he hopes to use Iowa as a model to make Benue’s agriculture even better for both its farmers and the rest of its six million population.
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