Unfavourable prospects for current crops | Food supply shortfall in current marketing year requiring exceptional assistance | Unfavourable crop prospects and food supply shortfall |
ASIA: Millions of people in Asia have been affected by heavy and extensive monsoon rains and floods.The worst affected countries include Cambodia, Laos, Viet Nam, India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Also a number of countries have been hit by a severe drought, particularly Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran. In the CIS countries, the food supply situation is extremely tight in Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan due to drought. |