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Low food production to trigger increased import bill for region

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Eastern Africa Grain Council executive director Gerald Masila. [Courtesy]

Close to 70 per cent of the Eastern and Southern African countries will continue to import food to meet their deficit following the increased effects of climate change.

The countries are feared to continue to grapple with the high cost of living and increased import bills as the nations endeavour to feed their population.

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