我们地区在这以前是经常缺粮的。

Our district was always grain-short before this.

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从巴西到越南，这些国家的经验表明，只要选对了技术，再加上切合实际的政策和一点运气，这些国家就能够从缺粮的窘境中走出，成为又一处米粮仓。

Countries from Brazil to Vietnam have shown that, given the right technology, sensible policies and a bit of luck, they can transform themselves from basket cases to bread baskets.

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WFP分类系统中的第二阶层包括西非大部，印度次大陆和玻利维亚，在世界最缺粮食的地区中，他们分别排在第五第四和第三位。

A second tier, where between a fifth and a third lack adequate food, includes much of West Africa, the Indian sub-continent and Bolivia.

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