Yemen: Food Crisis

Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

37^th CFS Plenary Session, 17-22 October 2011, Rome

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Yemen

Some developing countries have been hit hard by the economic crisis. Yemen is responding by creating jobs so people can afford the rising food costs.

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