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Briefing: The mounting Syrian refugee crisis
20 August 2012
(IRIN
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Nearly a year and a half after the start of the Syrian uprising, tens of thousands of people have fled the country. Until recently, most found shelter in homes with friends, relatives and even strangers. But as the numbers increase, several neighbouring countries are opening new camps to accommodate them.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96136/Briefing-The-mounting-Syrian-refugee-crisis
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MALI: Rain but too few seeds
17 August 2012
(IRIN
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It is raining in Mopti Region in central Mali and most of the fields are filled with millet and rice seedlings, turning the usually dusty landscape a vivid green. But interspersed with these are vast tracts of land that lie uncultivated because farmers could not get the seed to plant them.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96126/MALI-Rain-but-too-few-seeds
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FOOD: How bad is the crisis?
16 August 2012
(IRIN
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Lower output forecasts for US maize and soybeans and wheat from Russia in 2012/13 have been jumped on by the international media as evidence that a food crisis is almost certainly on the way.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96121/FOOD-How-bad-is-the-crisis
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Analysis: Why so few vegetables in Sri Lanka?
15 August 2012
(IRIN
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While the government focuses on boosting rice production in Sri Lanka, the fresh produce industry, with its contribution of essential nutrients and potential for providing livelihoods, needs more support, say farmers.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96105/Analysis-Why-so-few-vegetables-in-Sri-Lanka
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GUINEA-BISSAU: Falling cashew exports raise hardship
15 August 2012
(IRIN
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Cashew nut farmers and traders in Guinea Bissau have been left holding tonnes of produce after India slashed imports, and the low prices being offered are increasing hardship in the coup-prone West African country.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96106/GUINEA-BISSAU-Falling-cashew-exports-raise-hardship
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BURKINA FASO: Food for refugees will run out in September
14 August 2012
(IRIN
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Agencies cannot cope with the scale of refugee needs in camps across Mali, as their funding shortfalls are too great: 36 percent at the World Food Programme (WFP) 66 percent in UN refugee agency (UNHCR), and 58 percent for the overall response. If additional funding does not come soon, food will run out in September.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96098/BURKINA-FASO-Food-for-refugees-will-run-out-in-September
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LAOS: Diversifying crops to cope with climate change
13 August 2012
(IRIN
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Lemons and sweet bamboo may not be associated with frontline efforts to adapt to climate change in most parts of the world, but in Kioutaloun village in northern Laos, rice farmers hit by landslides, land erosion and severe flooding are looking to different crops.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96088/LAOS-Diversifying-crops-to-cope-with-climate-change
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FOOD: Nourishing future champions
13 August 2012
(IRIN
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In Central London, late on Sunday afternoon, as workmen were clearing away the barriers from the Olympic marathon route, and crowds headed to the Games’ closing ceremony, a small group gathered at the UK prime minister’s office.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96094/FOOD-Nourishing-future-champions
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UGANDA: Weaning Karamoja off food aid
9 August 2012
(IRIN
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Uganda's arid northeastern Karamoja region has been dependent on food aid for decades, but new programmes by the government and its partners aim to bring an end to the cycle of relief and see the traditionally nomadic Karimojong become more self-sufficient through more settled livelihoods.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96065/UGANDA-Weaning-Karamoja-off-food-aid
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OPT: Renewed barrier construction threatens Palestinian heritage
9 August 2012
(IRIN
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Palestinian communities in the West Bank have expressed alarm at widely reported news that Israel will resume the construction of its “separation wall” after a five-year delay.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96057/OPT-Renewed-barrier-construction-threatens-Palestinian-heritage
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