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Will coronavirus lockdown cause food shortages in India?

India has a robust stockpile of food, but the prolonged lockdown is hurting farmers and labourers.

Summer drought takes further toll on EU maize harvest

 Hot, dry weather over the past two months has damaged European Union maize (corn) crops and this year's harvest is now expected to be almost as bad as in 2015 when production was also hit by drought.