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From one farmer, hope - and reason for worry [1]

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Analysts estimate that nearly 2 million of Uganda's 31 million people experience food insecurity due to supply problems or rising prices. Nearly 80% of the people in some regions depend on food aid to survive. Such problems could worsen as Uganda's population, which has been increasing at more than 3% per year, surges to an estimated 100 million by 2050.

Publication Date: 
11/02/2010
Gaia Vince [2]
Science [3]
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Agriculture [4], Food Security [5], Uganda [6], Agricultural Research [7], Farmers [8]
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