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Honduras Food Security Country Briefs, June-August 2010

Year of publication 2010

Author Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Prices of rice and maize have shown a stable trend in recent months, while red beans prices increased due to loss in production caused by heavy rains; Landslides and floods that followed tropical storm Agatha caused widespread damage; Food security was negatively affected by floods, however agencies estimate a moderate hunger problem in the long term; The government is assisting the population to recover from the damages caused by floods also through the distribution of inputs.

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