(MENAFN)Ethiopia called international anti-poverty NGO Oxfam’s declared that 5 million people in the country’s northernmost region of Tigray face extreme hunger as "falsified information."
Oxfam stated that “Six months since the conflict erupted in Tigray, thousands of farmers have nothing to plant ahead of the rainy season as the crisis compounded by climate-fueled locust devastated their tools and livestock and pushed over 5 million people to extreme levels of hunger.”
“Farming should be beginning now ahead of the long rainy season in June, but it has come to a total halt due to conflict and the absence of rain. Many farmers have no seeds to plant, and their oxen and tools were looted or destroyed in the conflict. Trade and market exchanges have stagnated as people fear a resurgence of fighting,” said Gezahegn Kebede Gebrehana, Oxfam’s country director in Ethiopia.
MENAFN05052021000045011369ID1102031560
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.