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Regional food supply situation

    JOHANNESBURG

    The UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said in a statement this week that favourable rains in recent months had heralded a “generally positive outlook” for food crops in Southern Africa.

    However, the FAO cautioned food supply conditions were likely to worsen in Angola, which was among 38 nations requiring emergency assistance: “The food supply situation is expected to deteriorate in Angola where a resumption of civil strife is hampering food production activities.”

    The FAO forecast a recovery in food production in a number of countries in region, including South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

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