Race Against Time in Drought-Ravaged Southern Africa to Ensure 23 Million People Receive Farming Support

With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 million people in Southern Africa urgently need support to produce enough food to feed themselves and thus avoid being dependent on humanitarian assistance until mid 2018, FAO said today. A FAO-prepared [response plan](http://www.fao.org/emergencies/resources/documents/resources-detail/en/c/426926/) aims… Read more on http://africa-newsroom.com/press/race-against-time-in-droughtravaged-southern-africa...

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