date:Jul 07, 2014
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Strife in the Central African Republic has jeopardized crop production which in 2013 declined by 34% from the previous year. The number of people in need of food assistance was estimated in April 2014 at about 1.7 million, out of a total population of 4.6 million. The number of internally displaced persons as of late June, was estimated at 536 500 persons.
Continued and escalating conflicts in parts of Eastern Africa are threatening local people's access to food, while drier-than-norma