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Inside this report... 1. Introduction above 2. Gu 2003 Cereal Crop Forecast for Southern Somalia 2.1. Overview Rainfall Performance in Gu Season 2003 3. Regional Descriptions 3.1. Shabelle Valley Regions Threats and possible changes to maize production Recommendations for Hiran 3.2. Lower and Middle Juba…

Despite improved crop - many refugees and soldiers are returning to their homes 25 July 2003, Rome -- Despite the first year of peace in almost three decades of civil conflict and substantial increase in food production, over a million…

Mission Highlights Since April 2002 Angola has been experiencing its first year of peace and stability after almost three decades of armed conflict. People and goods move with decreasing constraints between provinces, improving the conditions under which agriculture, food marketing,…

Assessment Mission: 29 June - 5 July, 2003by François Piguet, Field Officer, UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia 1. Introduction and background Reports about a recent poor short (belg) rainy season and deterioration in the food security situation in East…

OVERVIEW One of the most important coping mechanisms in Somalia continues to be the social support mechanism through which relatives and friends assist one another in times of crisis through gifts, sharing and loans. Some of the…

Summary This report outlines information drawn from 145 monitoring reports from 60 districts from all provinces of Zimbabwe for May 2003. Household food stocks have shown marginal improvements but the majority of households still have less than one months supply, with half…

HIGHLIGHTS Sool Plateau In Alarming Food Security Situation: In June, FSAU carried out a food security assessment of the most vulnerable areas in the Sool plateau of Sanag and Sool region which confirmed that up to 3,500 households were facing…

CAN REGIONAL MARKETS, IMPROVED MAIZE AVAILABILITY ADDRESS ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY IN 2003-04? The latest cereal balance sheet figures confirm that maize availability at the national level looks more favorable than last year for most countries in the…

Assessment Mission: 1 - 13 June 2003Francois Piguet, UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia 1 Introduction and background The UN OCHA-EUE-mission assessed the humanitarian situation in Afar Region and the adjacent lowlands of East and South Tigray and North Wello…

Highlights 2002/03 maize production is double that of 2001/02, with the majority of districts achieving a 100 percent increase over last year's production. The Government is still importing maize into the country despite the good harvest. FEWS NET…