The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) says Nigeria and 40 other countries across the world are in need of external food assistance. In its recently released quarterly report, ‘Crop Prospects and Food Situation’, the organisation said the food assistance is necessitated by high levels of food insecurity and adverse weather conditions which are “acutely affecting food availability and access for millions of people”. Of the 41 countries listed, 31 are in Africa. The countries listed as being in need of assistance are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso,…
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