Myanmar's rice-growing heartland has been devastated by Cyclone Nargis, threatening long-term food shortages for survivors, experts said Wednesday.
The Rome-based U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that five states hit hardest by Saturday's cyclone produce 65 percent of the country's rice, The Associated Press reported.
The region was also home to 80 percent of its aquaculture, 50 percent of its poultry and 40 percent of its pig production, the FAO said. 
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