| The nation that was once known as the breadbasket of Africa quickly became, according to economists, a basket case. |
| Chandra was not much of a student, so at 19 he plunged into the family foodgrain business in Hissar, a town in India's northern breadbasket. |
| The southern region of the country was once the prosperous breadbasket for Senegal. |
| This is more than can be said for Mozambique's other major neighbour, Zimbabwe, once the region's breadbasket, but now its basketcase. |
| The itty-bitty biscuits and cornbread muffins remain in fine form, so the arrival of the breadbasket here is something to anticipate. |
| About 4 million people will need food aid before the next harvest in what was once a regional breadbasket, according to UN estimates. |
