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Famine Watchers Across World Track Food Shortages
Rome reports 70 countries have FAO officials serving as famine watchers in a new early warning network. The system aims to foresee crop failures and mobilize emergency food aid from surplus nations to mitigate hunger in Africa Asia the Middle East and Latin America. In the past year warnings helped avert shortages in Gambia and allowed $3.3 million in aid to reach 150 000 people within 40 days. The FAO U N World Food Program operates with $10 million yearly for emergency aid and seeks more funds from governments.
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