FAO to supply rice to farmers

FAO to supply rice to farmers

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) will supply local farmers with tons of rice
following a failed harvest in several parts of the province last
year.

Spokesman of the provincial agriculture office, LM Safei
Kahar, said yesterday that the aid was part of the FAO/World Food
Program's (WFP) crop and food supply assessment mission to help
the farmers.

"Each farmer receives two kilograms of rice per working day,"
he said.

Areas severely hit by the drought included the subdistricts of
Pondidaha, Wawotobi and Abuki, all considered rice-producing
centers, he said as quoted by Antara. (mds)