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Typhoon wreaks havoc on agriculture with over a million farmers affected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24913139
The Typhoon destroyed many coconut plantations such as this one near Guiuan
Over one million farmers in the Philippines have been impacted by Typhoon Haiyan according to the UN.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says that hundreds of thousands of hectares of rice have been destroyed.
Coconut plantations which are a big earner of foreign currency were said to be "completely flattened".
Fishing communities have also be severely affected with the storm destroying boats and gear.
