United Nations agencies are warning of food shortages next year in South Sudan. The Food and Agriculture Organization says the new country is likely to produce only half the food it needs this year. The FAO blames the situation on unpredictable rains, the return of thousands of refugees, and conflict.
联合国机构警告称南苏丹明年将面临食物短缺。粮农组织称这个新国家今年生产的粮食很可能只是需求的一半。粮农组织将此归咎于出乎预料的大雨,成千上万难民的归来和国内冲突。
In August, the FAO did a study called a rapid crop assessment. It estimated that farmers in South Sudan could produce, at most, five hundred thousand metric tons of food this year.
8月份,粮农组织做了一份叫快速作物评估的调查。据估计,南苏丹的农民今年最多可以生产50万公吨粮食。
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