FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/98 - LAOS* (25 November)
Drought conditions since late June have affected the main rice crop, for harvest in November/December. In southern parts of the country, particularly in Savannakhet Province, thousands of hectares of the rice crop are reported to have been damaged with a loss of up to 50 percent of the crop. The affected provinces had also suffered severe flooding in the last three years, making it difficult for households to withstand the effects of the drought. The Government has already made an appeal to donors for 35 000 tonnes of rice in food aid.
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