this is the Agriculture Report.The United Nations says farmersin the Central African Republicneed seeds and toolsbefore the next planting seasonif the country is to avoid a food crisis.Two high-level UN officials were recently in Bangui- the capital of the CAR.One of them: John Ging is the operations directorof the U.N. Office for the Coordinationof Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).He told reporters the international communitymust help Central Africans displaced by fight to plant enough food for the next harvest- the next planting season begins in March."The most urgent needs are exactly what you would expect- assistance with the seeds and toolsfor helping themselves to recover their livelihoods.We've got to focus on helping peopleto help themselves," he said.The United Nations says conflict within the CARhas displaced more than 800,000 people,most of them since September.It says not enough land was plantedbecause of the conflict throughout the country last year.Food supplies are now very lowand there is a shortage of seeds.A complete breakdown of law and order last yearmeant that crime was a problem.In many areas, bandits stole seeds, farm animals,tools and other equipment,some villages were burned to the ground.The group - Human Rights Watchhas been watching the situation in the country.It says the Seleka rebels who seized power last Marchdestroyed many areas even after their leader had become president.The Central African Republic is home to about 4.5 million people,but the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization saysmore than one million of themlack a reliable, dependable food supply.Last month, Mr Ging called for more aid organizations to come to the CAR."We need more of the large internationalnon-governmental organizations to come here - urgently.If you go to any of the countrieswhere we have very large humanitarian operations,you will see all of the big internationalnon-governmental organizations present in those countries.Many of those large international organizationsare not present in this country," said Mr Ging.He also asked for more money to meet the needs of the country.So far, he said, only $30 million had been receivedafter groups asked for $247 million. He said the needs are increasing.And that's the Agriculture Report from VOA Learning English.For more stories about agriculture,go to our website 51voa.com.Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTubeall at VOA Learning English.Write to us, our email address is learningenglish@voanews.com.更多听力请访问51voa.com