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GIEWS Crop Prospects and Food Situation No. 3 September 2017

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 40 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

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Series title Crop Prospects and Food Situation

Series number No. 3

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) FAO estimates that 37 countries are in need of external assistance for food in the world. Persisting conflicts have continued to acutely affect agricultural production and food security conditions. Weather shocks, including floods, hurricanes and droughts, have compounded the fragile conditions in some of the conflict-affected countries and also resulted in production shortfalls, adversely impacting food availability and access in other countries.

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