Ron Burgundy Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 GENEVA (Reuters) - Insecurity in Central African Republic threatens a severe food crisis this year, the U.N. World Food Programme said on Friday, citing a doubling of prices for staples such as corn after a month-long insurgency. Some 800,000 people live in the central third of CAR, an area still held by the Seleka rebel coalition. Widespread looting had reduced household production as well as stocks of food, seed and animals, and insecurity was preventing farmers from going about their work, it said. Food in CAR comes mainly from subsistence farming and market gardening. ... View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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