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Challenges facing agriculture
27 August 2010, Rome/Islamabad -- Pakistan's agriculture sector has suffered severe losses and requires immediate assistance. Millions of hectares of standing crops have been washed away. Seed stocks have been lost, compromising the September/October wheat planting season and compounding the consequences of the disaster.
Julius Jackson, an FAO's Emergency Operations Officer, is in Islamabad to help in the recovery process in the aftermath of the floods. In the following interview, he confirms that next weeks will be critical for the agricultural sector in the early recovery process.
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