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Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division Foreign Agricultural Service Below-average rainfall during the main meher growing season from June-October* and lower rain during February-May have created extremely dry conditions at harvest. Corn and sorghum account for more than…

Highlights The global supply and demand balance for cereals is pointing to a tighter situation in 2002/03 than was anticipated earlier in the wake of deteriorating crop prospects in a number of major producing countries. Based on the production and…

A joint mission by the UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia with the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and the Oromiya Regional Government Field Assessment Mission: 12-23 October 2002By Dechassa Lemessa, UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia Introduction and background This article reports…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction In response to the opening brought about by the recent and unexpected peace in Angola, USAID undertook a review of the current USAID/Angola program. A multi-sector team was fielded to assess the need for modifications and/or expansions of…

UN-EUE/OCHA/USAID Joint Assessment Mission to East and South Tigray & North and South Wello 24 September - 5 October 2002 By Abraham Sewonet, UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia & Tamrat Mulu, USAID Ethiopia 1 Introduction and background Amhara and Tigray regions will…

FSAU REPORTS AND ACTIVITIES The Gu 2002 Seasonal Assessment workshop took place in Hargeisa between 7-15 September. FSAU's 22 Field Monitors, FSAU Nairobi staff, representatives from FEWS NET and the Food Economy Group participated. Following the completion of the security assessment in…

DPPC/WFP/UN-EUE Multi Agency Food Security & Agricultural Assessment Mission Assessment Mission: 1 to 6 October2002 By Benoit Raymakers, UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia1 1. Introduction and Background Reports of food assistance needs in lowland areas of South Omo zone of the Southern Nations Nationalities…

Joint FAO/WFP Report PR 02/102e ROME, 3 October 2002 - A prolonged drought has seriously affected agricultural and livestock production in Eritrea this year - threatening the lives of more than a million people, the UN Food and…

Prepared by Hassan Taifour ERP Nutritionist Save the Children UK Executive Summary Using 2-stage cluster sampling, two nutrition surveys were carried out in Salima and Mchinji districts by Save the Children (UK) and Ministry of Health (MoH) of Malawi. Preceded by…

A. BackgroundA.1. Prevalence of Protein Energy Malnutrition In Malawi, national DHS (Demographic Health Surveys) conducted in 2000 showed that 49% of children aged 0-59 months are chronically malnourished - meaning that they are too short for their…