Evaluaciones

Dr. Stella Quintana (M.D.)Médecins Sans Frontières-Spain Santafé de Bogota, June 2001 INTRODUCTION The reform of the health care system in Colombia, as stipulated in Law 100 (1993), follows the basic principles imposed in the Latin America by international donor…

An estimated 2.1 million Colombians were internally displaced at the end of 2000, including about 315,000 who became displaced during the year. Although relatively few Colombians are officially recognized as refugees in neighboring countries, thousands of Colombians have been granted asylum…

Planting intentions for 2001 wheat campaign stand at 200 000 hectares, representing a significant increase from the 120 000 hectares planted last year. The increase is due to the expectation of higher wheat prices and the high yields obtained…

In coastal areas, wheat crops are being harvested and yields are expected to be average. Yellow maize is developing normally and an increase of 8 per cent from last year is forecast due both to water availability and larger…

Yellow maize and paddy crops of coastal areas develop normally thanks to moderate and evenly distributed autumn rains. In Loja, in the south, land preparation for planting second season paddy crops in August/September is under way. In the Andean…

Rains in April signaled the start of the wet season, and planting of first season wheat, maize, sorghum, barley, rice and potatoes is under way. Official sources indicate that most Andean and Caribbean departments of the country are showing…

Land is being prepared for the forthcoming wheat and potato campaign. Water accumulated in valley reservoirs from abundant summer rains gives these crops an early good prospect. Harvesting of cereal and root crops in the highlands and valleys is…

The country is slowly recovering from two strong earthquakes in January and February, but the provision of food and other types of emergency relief assistance is expected to continue until the harvest of the first crop season starts in…

NEW EMERGENCY SITUATIONS Rains in Peru have been the worst since 1986. The Government has declared a three-month state of emergency in the departments of Puno, Arequipa and Tacna. Also hit are the provinces of Piura, Cajamarca, Tumbes, Lambayeque, La…

PR 01/19e COAG meeting opens today in Rome Rome, 26 March 2001 -- The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), citing the need to reduce the impact of storm-related disasters on agriculture, proposed a disaster management strategy, in a report presented…