Assessments

The country is gripped by a grave food crisis, following the third successive year of below average crop production due to drought, continuing civil conflict and a harsh winter. An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission which visited…

[circulated only for countries where foodcrops or supply situation conditions give rise to concern] Mission Highlights Afghanistan faces a much more serious food crisis this year than last year as a consequence of severe drought for the third…

Background Mazar-e-Sharif City, is the capital of Balkh province and is the second largest city in Afghanistan. Mazar lies 3600 meters above sealevel and is approximately 48sq. km in size. The climate is semi-arid with desert like conditions. Rainfall is…

Islamabad, Pakistan, June 6, 2001 The three-year drought has devastated communities in northern Afghanistan, leaving people at risk of starvation with coping mechanisms nearly exhausted, according to an assessment released today by Save the Children, a leading international child development…

General situation Following two consecutive years of drought, the isolated district of Shar-I-Buzurg in Badakhshan province is facing a precarious situation requiring an emergency response. This situation is particularly difficult in terms of food security (families have exhausted their cropping strategies…

Seasonal rainfall benefited planting and development of the dry season crop already started in May. The secondary rice crop is being planted in Sulawasi and is about to start in Sumatra for harvest in July/October. The 2001 paddy output…

Following the coldest winter in decades, the country is facing a serious spring drought. Serious concerns are mounting over this year's crop prospects and food supply outlook. An Inter-agency field visit to the main producing North Hwanghae province confirmed considerable…

A Population-Based AssessmentA Report by Physicians for Human Rights Boston • Washington DC I. Executive Summary The Taliban regime's restrictions on women's human rights represent one of the most deliberate forms of discrimination against women in recent history. Such…

Harvesting of maize is complete, while that of wet rice crop planted from November onwards has started. In southern areas, the secondary rice and maize crops are being planted for harvest in September/October. Crop prospects are relatively favourable due…

Planting of the main wheat crop is underway in main producing areas for harvest in September. The combined effect of the second consecutive winter disaster, which followed two successive summer droughts and underlying problems in the agricultural sector, could…