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Article: Weather extremes hit food production. (UN Reported: News on the United Nations System at Work).(Brief Article)
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- UN Chronicle
- Article date:
- December 1, 2001
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Heavy and extensive monsoon rains and floods have affected millions of people in East Asia, while three consecutive years of drought on the other end of the continent threatened the region's food production, reported FAO on 28 September. The worst affected countries include China, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, the ...