The following excerpt is from a September 18, 2009 article published by AlertNet. To read the article in its entirety, please click here.
Guatemala is experiencing a worsening food crisis in the so-called dry corridor in the east and northeast of the country.
According to the Guatemalan authorities, 91 per cent of children there are suffering from malnutrition. This is three times higher than the levels reached in 2007 and 2008. Between 60 and 80 per cent of crops have been lost. Approximately 17,445 families in 194 communities are at high risk….
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