Amid pandemic, Pacific islands work to offset food shortages

  • Date: 28-Dec-2020
  • Source: Egypt Independent
  • Sector:Agriculture
  • Country:Egypt
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Amid pandemic, Pacific islands work to offset food shortages

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) “” Coronavirus infections have barely touched many of the remote islands of the Pacific, but the pandemic's fallout has been enormous, disrupting the supply chain that brings crucial food imports and sending prices soaring as tourism wanes. With a food crisis looming, many governments have begun community initiatives to help alleviate shortages: “¦ Continued

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