(Reuters) - More than a third of Swaziland's population will need food aid this year due to the worst ever maize crop in the African country, hit by a prolonged dry spell and high temperatures, the United Nations' agencies said.
Around 400,000 people in Swaziland will need some 40,000 tonnes of food aid to meet the needs from now until the next harvest in April 2008, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.
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Around 400,000 people in Swaziland will need some 40,000 tonnes of food aid to meet the needs from now until the next harvest in April 2008, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.
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