Wednesday, July 18, 2012

USA - Voice of America: Shriveling US Crops Could Shrink Food Aid

USA - Voice of America
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Shriveling US Crops Could Shrink Food Aid
Jul 19th 2012, 01:46

As crops in the United States wither under the most serious drought in more than half a century, prices for corn and soybeans are rising.  That will make delivering emergency food aid more expensive, and could mean less will be given at a time when more people might need it. Workers in Burkina Faso rip open bags of U.S.-made fortified flour, while school girls line up for rations in this video from the aid group Catholic Relief Services. The United States is the world's biggest ...

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