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Breaking news from the UN News Service: WARNING OF DIRE FOOD SHORTAGES IN HORN OF AFRICA, UN AGRICULTURAL AGENCY CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION

30/01/2017
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Farmers in the Horn of Africa need urgent support to recover from consecutive lost harvests and to keep their livestock healthy and productive. Photo: FAO/Simon Maina

 

WARNING OF DIRE FOOD SHORTAGES IN HORN OF AFRICA, UN AGRICULTURAL AGENCY CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION

With only one-quarter of expected rainfall received in the Horn of Africa in the October-December period, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today called for an immediate response to prevent widespread drought conditions from becoming a catastrophe. Read more

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