Afghanistan
Key Messages Wheat prices are high in all major markets in spite of the recent months' slight decrease. Reduced domestic wheat harvest is a cause for concern for the food security situation, expecially for the low income households…
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FAO forecasts good rice harvests in Asia-Pacific in 2012 FAO is forecasting favourable rice harvests in Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam, according to the latest edition of the organizations’ Crop Prospects and Food Situation…
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2012 irrigated crop harvest likely to be average to above average Key Messages All livelihood zones will be emerging from the lean season by May due to seasonal improvement. Demand for agriculture and construction labor will increase. Labor…
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This document provides a weekly overview of developments in Afghanistan from 06 – 12 March 2012, with hyper-links to source material highlighted in blue and underlined in the text. For more information on the topics below or…
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This document provides a weekly overview of developments in Afghanistan from 22 – 27 February 2012, with hyper-links to source material highlighted in blue and underlined in the text. For more information on the topics below…
Afghanistan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Afghanistan faces a severe problem of poor nutrition and food insecurity. Chronic malnutrition among Afghan children is one of the highest in the world. More than half (54%) of Afghan children under age five are…
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Executive Summary Since 2006, with the exception of some areas of social and economic services, the development relevant conditions in Afghanistan have deteriorated. This holds true for the security situation in most provinces as much as for…
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HIGHLIGHTS • ICRC Transition Perspective • 24,000 conflict displaced • 1,485 Afghans return from Pakistan and Iran • Progress on access to basic services in KIS • Humanitarians respond to extreme winter, floods and drought in February
Afghanistan
Highlights Wheat grain retail price remains stable since July till Dec. 11 but showed a decrease during the reporting month (January 12) mainly due to the stability of wheat prices on the regional markets. It was estimated…
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Key Messages With the onset of the spring season, food security in northwestern and northeastern Afghanistan will improve from Stress (IPC phase 2) to no/minimal acute food insecurity (IPC phase 1) as demand for agriculture labor resumes…
