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Ethiopia Appeals for Food Aid Following Poor Crop Yields

Posted on October 15, 2015. Tags: , , ,

By ELIAS MESERET, ASSOCIATED PRESS Ethiopia’s government is calling for international assistance to help feed 8.2 million people after erratic rains devastated crop yields. Climate shocks are common in Ethiopia and often cause poor or failed harvests that lead to acute food shortages. The government has allocated $192 million for food and other aid and is appealing for […]

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Ethiopia: Gov’t Dismiss Need for Food Aid

Posted on September 6, 2015. Tags: , , ,

From The Reporter Photo: Ben Parker/IRIN Farmer sowing seed in the floodplain of the Cheffa Valley in Ethiopia’s Amahara region. By Neamin AshenafiGovernment Communications Affairs Office (GCAO) says the country is self-reliant for any emergency food assistance in response to an impending drought season in large parts of Ethiopia. Lack and severe shortage of rain has […]

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