Sunday 7 August 2016

United Nations: the lack of a serious food security in Syria



NEW YORK (INA) said the Food and Agriculture Organization "FAO" and the World Food Program, said more than 50 million people in 17 countries affected by protracted conflicts from "serious food insecurity", led by Syria and Yemen. 
According to the two agencies, in a report released them, that 14 million people in Yemen make up more than half the population, and 8.7 million in Syria , "37 percent of thepopulation . " "they are in urgent need of food and enhance their livelihoods" through assistance in the field of agriculture in particular. 
in Syria crops have fallen to less than half, where agricultural experts are expected to wheat crops are exceptional in 2016 in many of the producing countries, which pays to cut prices ofagricultural raw materials in the global markets and allows for countries such as Egypt, thelargest wheat importer in the world, filling their warehouses at good prices. 
but in countries where wars, is importing wheat One aspect of the far - fetched luxury. 
this year , the food and Agriculture Organization estimated that less than 1.9 million tons expected wheat crop in Syria, compared with more than four million tons before the war. 
the international Organization to convince donor nations in UN framework that ensures this issue to buy seeds, fertilizer and tools to farmers Syrians.

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