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Dic 30, 2013

Climate change could crush East Africa's agricultural economy - report - RTCC


Periods of prolonged drought will mean there will be less food for Africa's rapidly expanding population, says a new report

CGIAR Climate's insight:
The report, East African Agriculture and Climate Change, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), looks at threats to food supplies in 11 countries in East and Central Africa – Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Photo: UN The report, East African Agriculture and Climate Change, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), looks at threats to food supplies in 11 countries in East and Central Africa – Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. - See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2013/12/23/climate-change-could-crush-east-africas-agricultural-economy-report/#sthash.eZDgsRN8.dpufThe report, East African Agriculture and Climate Change, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), looks at threats to food supplies in 11 countries in East and Central Africa – Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. - See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2013/12/23/climate-change-could-crush-east-africas-agricultural-economy-report/#sthash.eZDgsRN8.dpufThe report, East African Agriculture and Climate Change, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), looks at threats to food supplies in 11 countries in East and Central Africa – Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. - See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2013/12/23/climate-change-could-crush-east-africas-agricultural-economy-report/#sthash.eZDgsRN8.dpuf