Recovery from storm that destroyed up to 85 percent of crops will assume time and effort,say Friedman School expertsThe hurricane that swept through Puerto Rico on September 20 virtually wiped out the island’s agricultural sector, destroying 80 to 85 percent of crops by some estimates. Getting emergency food and water to people for the near future has already proven a big challenge. But in the long-term, and the agricultural damage may create more of an economic crisis than a food crisis,according to Tufts faculty.
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