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Drought kills crops, threatening community hunger relief efforts

Original: After months of heavy droughts, many crops have been left dead which has threatened our efforts towards fighting hunger.

Prolonged drought has destroyed crops, undermining efforts to fight hunger in affected farming communities. Farmers say a reliable water source would allow them to grow food year-round, feed those in need and support their community without fearing future droughts. Attention is turning to irrigation and water access as the key to protecting food supplies and sustaining anti-hunger work.

Why now: Severe drought and its impact on food security have made water access and irrigation urgent talking points.

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• After months of heavy droughts, many crops have been left dead which has threatened our efforts towards fighting hunger. We have hope that with a reliable water source, we can grow crops, feed the need and support our community without having to worry about drought We're… · nuwagaba2 · 13

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