In an alert released on 14 July 2017, FAO stated that poor rainfall across the east African countries worsened hunger and left crops scorched, pastures dry and thousands of livestock dead
Poor rainfall aggravates hunger situation in east Africa: FAO
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Ghana aims 1.5 mmt annual cocoa production
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BASF launches new long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets against malaria
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Sustainable agriculture to fight climate change and involuntary migration
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Spatial database to improve rice production
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