Food trade with Libya rebels hit by payment fears
Libyan rebels yet to establish proper credit lines
Growing worries over food stocks in Libya
By Michael Hogan and Jonathan Saul
HAMBURG/LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Food imports into Libya's rebel-held east are being hit as the interim national council struggles to establish lines of credit and foreign traders fear they will not be paid.
Libya was a net importer of food before heavy fighting between rebels and leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces interrupted supply chains.
This week the World Food Programme (WFP) said, "A recent inter-agency mission found that food stocks in the eastern parts of the country are not being replenished at normal rates and the current stocks are enough for up to two months only."
Read the full article on AlertNet
- Reuters - Thomson Reuters Foundation
- For more humanitarian news and analysis, please visit https://www.trust.org/alertnet