Nelly Bassily | November 14, 2014
photo credit: REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
According to a new assessment by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, violence in the Central African Republic has taken a heavy toll on farming.
The report notes that livestock numbers have fallen by as much as 77 per cent as a result of cattle raids during the two-year conflict.
Food reserves in rural areas are more than 40 per cent below normal levels. Markets have shut down because traders fear for their safety.
FAO representative Pierre Vauthier says, “The economy has been completely broken,” and he fears there could be a “total collapse of production” after the next harvest.
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