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GIEWS Crop Prospects and Food Situation #2, June 2018

Quarterly Global Report

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 40

Author FAO EST/GIEWS

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Category Bulletin

ISBN 978-92-5-130599-7

Series title Crop Prospects and Food Situation

Series number feb/18

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Countries requiring external assistance for food: FAO assesses that globally 39 countries are in need of external assistance for food. Persisting conflicts continue to be the dominant factor driving the high levels of severe food insecurity. Weather shocks have also adversely impacted food availability and access.

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