Informes

Food Price Index registers first decline in nine months The month of March saw a slight easing of global food prices as the FAO Food Price Index fell 2.9 percent for its first decline since June 2010.…

Highlights During March 2011, wheat price continued its upward trend started in June 2010, after a slight decrease in February 2011. Prices in regional markets (Delhi, Karachi and Lahore) increased during the reported month. The global wheat price experienced a decrease due…

Wheat prices in Central Asia are showing some signs of stability after months of steady rise, with wholesale prices in Kazakhstan holding steady in March and retail prices remaining stable in Afghanistan. In Tajikistan, however, retail…

PROJECTED FOOD ASSISTANCE NEEDS FOR OCTOBER 2011 This section summarizes FEWS NET’s most forward-looking analysis of projected external emergency food assistance needs, six months from now, in countries where FEWS NET has a staff presence. Overall needs…

Key Messages Concerns of a failed wet season and its impact on the 2011 cereal harvest have shifted to flooding risks. As of mid-January, there has been a rapid increase in seasonal precipitation. USGS snow water volume…

Highlights During the reporting month, the average wheat grain retail price shows no change compared to the previous month. This came after a continued increasing trend started in July 2010. Wheat flour price kept its increasing trend…

KEY developments =B7 Conflict and natural disasters continue to affect populations in southern, eastern, and northern Afghanistan. Conflict has displaced approximately 155,000 people since November 2009, according to the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). U.N.…

31-03-2011 Feature In rural Afghanistan, healthy livestock makes all the difference. But keeping a herd healthy requires training and a source of medicines. To help farmers look after this vital asset, the ICRC last year launched a pilot project…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In Asia, 70 per cent of the poor live in rural areas. Although every region of Asia has made considerable progress in reduction of rural poverty in the last decade, the problem remains acute. The…

Summary This quarterly report details the advances made by Canada on its six priorities and three signature projects in Afghanistan, providing a glimpse into progress made in Afghan leadership and ownership from the perspectives of the Afghan…