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Tajikistan is currently in the grip of the worst drought since 1936. With both rain and snowfall down, less water is available in the rivers and in the water table. Rain-fed wheat crops have failed in most part of the country resulting in dramatic food shortage. FAO's emergency agricultural assistance programme complements the food distribution programme.