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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 1961. Relief of the famine in South Kasai

February 1961. Congo Republic. Seed distribution centre in South Kasai.

02/01/1961

Credit ©FAO

File size 4.06 MB

Unique ID UF211DT

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Background Information One outstanding and reassuring feature of the confused situation in the Congo has been the prompt and generous response of governments in alla parts of the world to the appeal of the Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations (FAO) for food supplies and materials for the relief of the famine in South Kasai.
Large quantities of maize, rice, dried milk, dried fish and palm oil are the main food stuffs so far contributed by more than 20 countries. FAO has also purchased supplies of fertilizers and seeds together with hoes and bush knives to enable the refugees to prepare the ground and sow crops immediately. The transport of these food stuffs and equipment and their distribution is arranged between FAO and the United Nations.