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In a written statement, the ministry said, “Chronic food shortages are spreading in these countries and regions due to poverty, natural disasters, bad weather, as well as conflicts. The recent rises in global food prices have made the food shortage all the more serious.”
The announcement came a day after the Japanese government indicated it would release some of its huge stockpile of rice to help ease the crisis, sending more than 20,000 tons to five African nations in coming weeks.
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