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IRAQ: Streamlining the state food aid system
BAGHDAD Tuesday, February 09, 2010 (IRIN) - The Iraqi government has started excluding from distribution lists for state food aid those considered well-off, according to government officials. -
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Snapshot of food security
JOHANNESBURG Friday, February 05, 2010 (IRIN) - Economic conditions in most southern African countries declined as a result of the global recession, pushing many more people towards greater food insecurity. According to a new food security update which focused on some southern African countries, food prices have risen and are still climbing in several countries. -
WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA: Communities on the edge
DAKAR Friday, February 05, 2010 (IRIN) - Natural disasters, epidemics and political unrest deal a particularly heavy blow to communities in West and Central Africa, where people live in a “fragile” state daily, UN Children’s Fund said on 4 February. -
KENYA: Bumper maize harvest in coast and southeast
NAIROBI Thursday, February 04, 2010 (IRIN) - Kenya's coastal and southeastern regions will harvest a bumper maize crop from mid-February following El Nino-enhanced rains that fell in December, according to experts.
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