2016 cereal deficit about 53 percent higher than in 2015

摘要

Civil strife and unfavourable rains have further reduced crop production in South Sudan, contributing to a cereal deficit of 381,000 tonnes —53 percent greater than in 2015 —and aggravating the already severe food shortages, two UN agencies warned.Cereal prices have shot up nearly fivefold since early last year, making it increasingly difficult for people to get enough to eat, according to a new joint Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).