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U.S. Provides Wheat to Fill Urgent Food Gaps in Syria

Posted by  on Monday, May 13th 2013     
An American ship arrives in Beirut, Lebanon with enough wheat to feed more than one million people affected by Syria’s ongoing crisis. Photo credit: WFP/Laure Chadraoui

U.S. support is helping the World Food Program work toward feeding 2.5 million people inside Syria, and more than one million refugees in neighboring countries.

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Kazakhstan: Preserving Asia’s Bread Basket

Posted by  on Monday, April 22nd 2013     
Bread is the centerpiece of the Central Asian diet. Photo credit: USAID

Changes in the price and availability of wheat can have significant impacts on food security in the five Central Asian Republics and Afghanistan. Read more >>

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Afghanistan’s Banner Year for Agriculture (and how to get more of them)

Posted by  on Tuesday, September 11th 2012     

The 2012 wheat harvest in Afghanistan is shaping up to be one of the best in the last 35 years, according to a new report by the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture. Read more >>

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