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No cause for alarm, we don't expect food crisis -Minister bnl ~"'ty IIwugh u~ of cull.v.kd lint _ .Id CUItI\lbOIl O(.abIe a.d!1 all !he ~ round. IIIOl'il ~ f.mas t.\'e dqlencbI for r. WlO long 00 nun-rcd .,.. ruI!lft.. rut !he I1mc: his come: now 10 Ir1ll'rIIIfy !he I1SI: of farm lands .00 cmt.t: ~ ma,wYe unphOn 10 0fltI1lUSI: Ihc ~ dJchyt CIIpKlI)' of 1plCUI.
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We Will abo ~ roInmR mlk:nals r.:. ~\"II .nd 'fIl1\5 tor .rrCCleti '~a!i (jo\.urmm. IS at~ IJ'IIIb1s l\"IIbbIc fool! from I-lood ,"U'" In I~ me SlJaICgJt" ~ f"Cl'IIcrYCS 10 Ifrcctcd ¢I'O Nort h~ part of ItItIknerK'UW1e.'l ",,11 abo JC'I &tt CIS'il\lI and Country ~'iIIl1 planting rmtmak, and tift" fMiblO'li c..:s of fioodmg reran- RcpkmI and ~ famtor,; wi.. koa ed., r. ~ not IlImliCd k\ !her O\"IJ"I III the ~ ....~ he ~\T11 me OI'Ie~ltIadot~ KCdi b 'KIWIIl!! on ~ r.m~ dunn:, Itr rcoIogJcal ZOne T11CR rorthc:omtm! th> !ICll'iJ("tJ 10 ~ thetn tcroUf1 jgyt beat TqJOrU m.n b11£ 0( ~r los.:.. ..:I t.ve 'IIIffKlCIlI IOJOIl Ad.......... fknue. N,I"tt. The 1fhr,.1II1011 on the hMk5 (II floo.d:d ~ K-.. Oella and "'-bae II. B $llllable b ~ JeII!Jm fllllllllti!- .... '11 "MInt.... mte! to ....tud, ~ I$'m:.ty be oolll.e'll afta the IloodwakB Mve nndod ~ /'.IT ~dldllOlw~tImt .. Sum :IIDtb tIC IlChtt Ind CtlWd be culn\-.d ,","",11't1 of mca5I.R!i 10 be llIken In rc:spondlll8 wnhou. the \.IX offemll7el" becIo8r o(ttv: l1t1tn· 10 Ihctr phghl5. lie KnI m:, first. 10 do .. on-Ihe- CI1tS hllhc: f\oodv."1IICrS nut have drpoolrd SJ'C'I1I5Se5SnlI:'nl...:! I ~ IoNIgcfInd KWW1I The ~hry IS thai. It ffiIIY only ~ _ldlllOn5OIIcs.1t.\'C' hcen IOJOmCoflhc.tra:ttd1ftM. at efforu b)' r.mcn 10 fill up !he rood t:.~ I.n dcqXy saJdcncd by !be loss ofll...:s'" shed tInlugh Ihc: ~ .,.... r.nung r.mbm Mr ~"$hoWTl~ AIthrogtI no f.mer ",!he.I"kc1I:d.ea'I v.dl \c:u:"hlp and ' - "lSIICd tome pIaca.. ftUlflI be: kfl out II' .he II1ICfVCnlIOTJ. rho'tC .....00 ae VKtam not 10 mnwruI 5lIICId!:: 0"1 ECOlft of Ihc are.N ~ anIer dw: Gr.... v.,ll have Iosse! thc,. I!1tUT'Cd. rwtx:uWty III Arwnbra. greata Ilh~ So. rov.. WIth the oom. . . IS stili JOIflIIO \>M Il10fe _ III COft1UI:Jil mmc:cmenI or (1ImCfS' tl'UTlClabl., II' ",hid! ~ The~~P.'·"'rIacc·~$)'$- .txu S m,1I1On f.men' daIa t.\'e been cap1m! 10 Mkftss !he c:hIII1aIp In'lmg &om Ihc Ilftd tIu5 year ... !he ~ «!he FCIbaI Iloods. ~Iy b~ rehc{ fOod ... ~hfU5try of Agncultwe .00 Runl 5hdtcr f()f ~ popuIIbom ~'CIopncnt. " v.,11 be em)' 10 tftd u..c TO' help u..: . . i1o mlp.! t.v.: k61har cmpi ",t.o8e data ha\'C atn:.dy bt:en captLn:d. II 10th!: Rood m the field ....·Me ....'alllng 10 '-'Ul. mc.5 therefOre IhIl It " InCII'e hoelJ1fllllO lave Ind lOochm who rmy "\'1: t..Jcmp fillUt"tb: f"amm' databw.e beca.a o(!he need fl.. 9.JCh 10 5ubmcfj!ulI of 0"0Jl'. dw:: fW"CSJdmI has It1IefVa1IIOm IS ~!IIO ...... v.'C IIC tIOI cI1Ismg ~"S.m __ ae not dwuoo.q rnotIm:"i ... ~1rdeaw:ofNI16b1lboolo~n:hr bll . . lhcVlt1nmlnd'-~lymOMORd me v.mngdRCtJon. One ~ hmo.-evcr, ~ !he Inn!kr of Ihc Ii.nJ:s 10 !he Ifft'C1nl SQIeS. dearly OUI of ml~ c:5QHSri ~ from lllr Ir.Ir\'ifrr has been df<oocbvdy .me 10 tho8e fanners' (fU11eflII1I.-.! f1erct!'C':S Will help II' pWnng n:hef mterva1bDI\S In dm CIl'lC.. (armWhat ..... did n.rfier IhR yn ... eR ...."fIo ....\'e tIOI been ~ ...ta-dv: GE.~ llus SItUBbon IS ~. finha \'mdnoon IhouId tI.-n QUI In '-8e ~ .m gel regtSof our Growth F..rr..:cmm. Surrort (Ci£S) knd becal"C they rmghI need emcrgcncy help Cllm:HC, wludt, ~Iy, WM' <O'ICqltIIIIm:d ., ocher bTm mlhc Mue.. II "IlI,lIlhc:reforc not fOr !he: pwpoI!II:' of JlI1l'"dinB bJl'IIc mp!IJ • • be Ibflialh knov.lfI8lhem..J dr:Imnullll! how 5I1bWy, but'- now f"otnj. wider uIIIIIY 1M IOhelplhcm To 1\"ff1 fUlu", I100Ih Bm!he:~""thc:~'~~ exem!lC now (W\'1dcs finncrs' ~ IhII We need 10 scak l.~=-mdcx crop fl.'IU"can be: .n.WTI I4JOII b- alba uIII!n'mbon5 ..a: Idane!I b Area-t-ed Rood The dattbaw: ~Id _ ~lIy Itlbx n:tralC"C <chemo nut be JllII ., pba- 10 dE:IOOJlC b &...III!IIII ril now heccme c;k.- (I15lII'(' dIsasaer pI)'IllI."I1U 10 I"anncn ..t romcr whM the pmllC ~ we bans uxd lOr. IRJI"IIUCS fium floods and drougha. Ihal occur lO ....ton they a'C IJYCII ad finncrs' producb\'- O\'ef \"lI5l Ife2IS ad ",-cli ~ Indl\u.1 tty would be: eager 10 momlor ad dI:tI:rmIne. r~ We must IOOYe ~ WMlI11Ik We IIrndy hl\-e our nwmuy offICIals m !he "'.... rnmaganerI S)'*ITB. lhllwe lXJ5t cfli:cI!OOCS .00 In !he stales wOOting !he MMC: In'I: and ....tum ~ r.mc::n. Itl Imm::soi p~ their Ajl:I1CUlbnl ~-dopment TUTWIIItt. undc:r[troan:I Wiler b KJOd puWc. ~(ADh)"'oII1CI"~WI1h tot. M J'M «the Hood ~ fOod po!b:. ~ In fl~ ....-e woukI be: JIbk 10 t.ve ...... oon .utlaillVe. me MIImU)' of AI!JlCUIuc ",,11 dt5tribtdC 1,000 ~ to Iinners 10 be able 10 dk on !he 511U1W01\. SoI'J'O'1. rTtuIbiIit.tion .nd ~lcTJbhmml \.IX for flood I"CCC!!5IOI1 iJod ptd.x;tm m the ld nle IIS!!JlR N~ ~ shall not t.ve. ..,.~ Media's role In llIa)ine rtlln: food cnm a famllll:. 1M: Will ~n fmm dE GmcraIly. v.,th me hc::ntfi! ofln...-.y, m {.-ad fkJod We have .m.ty JU In pI.-e • flood (T1RI.. dlCl"e wen: ral CII!le5 M1d thI::n wtR Irtl nx'OYC7)' IOOd proWctIon plan 10 ~ flfmIloal CII!le5 An,rltUl ca<Je.'\ cook! he tttaled 0'1 m the Rood-atra:ted.-a5 A.~,he Ilooowa.a I"C'ade, we ....,11 ent-k on flood n:ttSSIOn .m Ihuush ~Iy nwwtged rt'*"lt ('1""1...\!· atJnI The mella tbcrves romrnmdoIIKITI ff-. lin.! f1'OO.JctJm If1Im'eI1bOfl To mmptt me ~ the mmt'Itf)' IIncuhure. Inter the ~lhe('1~or1hert,*"K' IgI\l'cmbl IOSUIICUOI, ofdl&: pn:admt. h:.s!iC'C\Rd 100 fl.rT thm:fon: 10 the maha for mn..mp: 1111' ~ .... et1lof <IC'ai or exn.c.ty ~ ntll1ll!:. ",hid! menft ll'l.'tllll.ln It. dE I10cd Ind dtt rt""",ht,II'o rmttn::s HI no ibyJ.. 10 par. 'ijOO ha '>f f.on- or IOOd rnc.1S The ,neduI ",111. h".....t',..I'f. he Iarxk In 1Iffi:n:d.-a5 l"hB B If1 .ddlll(1l1 10 nee gn:atly htlrful In IlIay~ 1111' rc. I>f.he fluhl.: .:ak for d!.<mhmon 10 f.,ners .... he) Ioq Ihar by "'''Idlll~ fl:ll""'~ ..t 1"""1(: nc\o., n..; IS bccMl!iIC:, Ihoc hl\-e 111£ r<Jlenllall,f oe !;ltIfJ'Itofk~. hng 11 ....'11 he done fitt oft~ ;II"'E p fct,Je rn\-mnt'Cftl!Nt ",.."IJ flI" 'tC\TI1: 1M ....'IIIIIJow .fTcacd &nnc:rs 10 hIve. CT1.1"' ~ m fOod pnccs ~ twIll. I.'~iflll. ad feal thn~ qudcly be:m me neoll ~bylOudmact..ts."f'C'CUbt'l\'erncm~ pbRu~ 'b'iOn 1M ",,11 produ:e 11.00) kln5 ret .uf....'IIII1y ~ ~ of J"'ICC"I uf h>d of nlllZC ad WID be cu,lJlIcmalkd ....,th D.h- rtcms rOf~V.tnch!.pp:nltlhe"fgreal uonaI 500.000 k.lm 10 Ix pn:Wca;IlnIo Imp- c.'iI dt:nald. the wallOO on the grt".1d leaves tIOTJ III dv: av KaSOrI lb:::sc WIll be: dl<U1butcd no ruom for relIC
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