Africa: Heavy Toll of Disrupted Farming, Higher Prices and Displaced Livelihoods

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Rome — Large agricultural harvests in some regions of the world are buoying global food supply conditions, but protracted fighting and unrest are increasing the ranks of the displaced and hungry elsewhere, according to a United Nations new report.

Some 37 countries, 28 of which are in Africa, require external assistance for food, according to the new edition of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)'s Crop Prospects and Food Situation report.

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