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Ethiopian Crisis Lessens, But Need Remains
ROME - Jan 14/04 - SNS -- The number of Ethiopians facing severe food shortages is almost half last year's levels, but at 7.2 million people, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) make it clear the country still desperately needs international help in 2004.
A joint report from the United Nation's FAO and WFP notes, "Well-distributed seasonal rains that began on time and continued until late September/October in the main production areas resulted in an upsurge of grain production in the 2003 meher season."
Seed support programs helped ensure access to seeds in most regions and increased use of improved seed and fertilizer also contributed to "the marked improvement in yields over last year."
Livestock mortality declines
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