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Press release 21 March 2012: Niger communities say they will run out of food before next harvest, joint study shows

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Press release –Embargoed to 08:00GMT March 21

Niger communities say they will run out of food
before next harvest, joint study shows

Seven leading aid agencies call on donors to act now to prevent humanitarian disaster

Niamey (Niger), March 21, 2012 – According to a recent field study conducted in communities in western and eastern Niger, between 70 and 90 per cent of people estimate their food stocks will run out before the next harvest, creating an imminent ‘hunger gap’. A full 100 percent of families surveyed say they have already reduced the amount of food consumed each day because they do not have enough to eat.

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