Update on the West Africa food crisis Earlier this year, severe drought - combined with a locust invasion in 2004 - plunged huge areas of West Africa into a food crisis, in particular Niger, Mali and Mauritania. Oxfam has been there from the outset, reaching people across the region. The work has been incredibly varied, including vouncher-for-work schemes, destocking and veterinary services. The recent harvest has meant the worst is over for the year, but, as the latest update shows, the situation is a complicated one. Ultimately the real cause of the crisis is chronic poverty. As the update explains: "The most marginalised people... have become locked into a cycle of poverty. Every day is a struggle for survival and they are extremely vulnerable to any change in their economic or physical environment." More about the crisis and Oxfam's response >> posted at 1:21 PM | Permalink 0 comments   Comments: GenerationWhy and Oxfam accept no responsibility for the content of comments in the Blog. Post a Comment

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