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East African rinderpest epidemic contained, but FAO urges countries on in the fight to eradicate the cattle plague from the world by 2010
FAO responds to outbreak of swine fever in Benin
UN food agencies alarmed at catastrophic impact of drought and typhoon on crops in Korea DPR
International aid focus shifts to long-term food security in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Project to restore Iraqi honeybee population hit by predatory Asian mite Varroa jacobsoni
Intensive surveillance and vaccination campaign checks rinderpest epidemic in East Africa
Zambia battles insect pest threatening staple food crops
Rwandan returnees put pressure on frail food economy
Farmers in southern Madagascar lose nearly all their cereal crops - locusts and poor rainfall to blame
Joint FAO/WFP mission to Iraq finds that malnutrition is still widespread
Kenya suffers food shortages after prolonged drought,but spring rains offer hope for autumn harvest
After three years of relative peace in Angola, the food security situation is still precarious for large sections of the population
Serious food shortages emerging in southern Somalia
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