These villagers, about 1 1/2 hours drive outside of Addis in the Arsi zone, have been ill-affected by drought conditions. This area used to be one of the breadbasket zones of the country. Due to poor rainfall and declining production, acute food shortages have occurred. USAID Administrator Natsios and World Food Program Director, James Morris, visited this site to talk with villagers about their food needs. USAID is supplying food aid to WFP to distribute monthly at this location. |