Burundi /
Crops withered
BUJUMBURA, Burundi, January 27, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily press briefing by the office of the spokesperson for the UN secretary-general
The World Food Programme (WFP) is helping households in Burundi’s northern province of Kirundo. Crops there have withered after inadequate rainfall between September and November.
WFP distributed more than 650 metric tons of food there last week. This is in addition to more than 700 tons of food given out to nearly 200,000 students at schools in six other provinces. For its part, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will provide seeds and tools to the most affected households. These include cassava, which is a lean-season crop.
SOURCE : United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General
