Africa: FAO Pledges Support to Flood-Affected Countries

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Rome)

25 September 2007
Posted to the web 25 September 2007

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FAO Director-General Dr Jacques Diouf pledged today that FAO will bring all its resources and experience to support flood-affected countries in Africa in rehabilitating their damaged agricultural sector.

"FAO is making every effort to immediately assess the damage the floods have caused to farmers and their livelihoods and is mobilizing resources to assist them in resuming their farming activities," Dr Diouf said.

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