Agriculture Report - Avoiding Future Famines in Somalia

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Future Famines in Somalia From VOA Learning English, this the Agriculture Report in Special English. The humanitarian situation Somalia has improved. United Nations officials say the improvement the result of new methods of aid delivery, more and success against militants. Luca Alinovi is head of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization for Somalia. He the situation has changed in a sustainable way. But says those gains are at risk if the international fails to support the Somali people. He warns of possible return to conditions like those in 2011. That when a famine emergency was declared in parts of . Many people died. Many others walked for weeks to areas with food and water. Luca Alinovi says the used cash-based interventions to help during the famine and season after it. He says the aid effort urged to stay where they were. Earlier interventions, he says, based more on simply providing food, shelter and other needs. Twenty twelve was a good year for rainfall Somalia. Two major rivers cross the country. So, irrigation be used in a lot of areas. Luca Alinovi continued investment in irrigation could increase agricultural production to the needs of more than half of Somalia. Another affecting the humanitarian situation has been the success against militant group al Shabab. Forces from the African Union, as AMISOM, along with those from the Somali government Kenya have driven militants from many areas. But, Luca says many rural areas remain under al-Shabab's control and military operation continues. For VOA Learning English,I'm Alex Villarreal. from a radio program broadcast 05Feb2013)

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