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Race to save Pakistan's agriculture

17 August 2010

IN PAKISTAN, the flood waters just keep on coming. While the stationary weather system that produced the extreme rainfall seems to have dissipated, the annual monsoon rains continue to fall. As 91av went to press, a new wave of flood water was heading down the Indus river, with the populous southern province of Sindh .

With over 1400 people confirmed dead and millions affected, the immediate health consequences have been dire. But the biggest problem may be an escalating food shortage. According to a by the United Nations Office…

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