Severe hunger in southern Madagascar likely persist into 2017 due to drought-hit crops, UN warns

The impact of severe El Ni ñ o-induced drought on crop production in southern Madagascar, where nearly 850,000 people are acutely food insecure, is likely to persist into 2017 and requires an intensified humanitarian response, the United Nations agriculture agency said today.
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news