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Deficit in main agricultural season

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    An assessment mission by WFP, FAO and the Burundi government has
    established a drop of six percent in agricultural production during the main Impeshi season, compared to last year. In a press release, WFP said only 161,000 mt of cereals had been produced, while legume production fell by 22 percent. Several factors had contributed to this state of affairs - poor rainfall, plant diseases and insect attacks. WFP said the situation was worrying as produce from the Impeshi season usually accounts for half the harvests throughout the entire year.

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