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The International Federation of Red Cross and the Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has pledged $110m to a new initiative to help drought-stricken Southern African countries.
In SA, Lesotho, Swaziland, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe, last year’s poor rains have been followed by an El Nino-driven drought that has delayed planting and stunted crops.
About 31.6-million people across the region were struggling to feed themselves, and the figure was expected to rise to more than 49-million by the end of the year, the organisation said in a statement.
The organisation aims to help 1-million people over the next five years with emergency food distribution, training in irrigation schemes and new farming practices.
SA said last week its 2015 winter wheat crop had fallen 18% from the previous year, and it would have to import about 60% of its needs in this marketing year.
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