Evaluaciones

Testimony of Jason Phillips, IRC, Kenya, before US Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia hearing entitled "Half a Loaf? - The Impact of Excluding Surplus Commodities from America's Response to Global Hunger" Jason Phillips,…

Conference presents new research on strategies to improve agricultural and environmental practices in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda Addis Ababa -- More than 100 experts are convening a regional conference designed to achieve sustainable land management and reduce poverty in the East…

HIGHLIGHTSFSAU ASSESSMENT IN SOUTHERN SOMALIA : FSAU held a workshop in Baidoa to analyse data collected during the August Harvest and predicts a Food Gap (shortfall in access to food at household level) close to 22,000…

Good rains in major growing areas in July and August benefited developing cereal crops of the 2001 main "long rains" season. The maize crop in the Rift Valley, Western and Nyanza Provinces is reported to be in good condition.…

EDITORIAL Lower than normal rainfall is placing increasing strain on the resources of pastoralists and has devastated a large proportion of the main sorghum crop production. This month's editorial draws attention to the mid and longer- term…

Prospects for the 2001 main season cereal crops are favourable. Abundant precipitation in April and May favoured planting and benefited early planted crops. Production is expected to be normal and higher than last year when a…

The 2001 main "long rains" cropping season has begun and the outlook is favourable due to forecasts of normal rainfall in major producing areas. However, the outlook in pastoral areas remains bleak with expectations of below normal rainfall. Harvesting of…

OVERVIEW Since October 1997, exceptionally heavy rains associated with the El Niño phenomenon have caused havoc in most parts of eastern Africa, with severe floods seriously affecting food production and distribution. The floods have also caused extensive damage to crops, both…