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Syrians need food aid as crisis wrecks harvest

Posted on 8/2/2012 by


GENEVA |
Thu Aug 2, 2012 4:47am EDT

GENEVA (Reuters) – Up to 3 million Syrians are likely to need food, crop and livestock aid in the next 12 months as the conflict has prevented farmers harvesting crops, the World Food Programme and U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said on Thursday.

Citing a joint assessment carried out by the United Nations and the Syrian government, they said the Syrian agricultural sector had lost

Article source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/02/us-syria-crisis-agriculture-idUSBRE8710D520120802

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