Rapports

Normal development of wheat crop throughout the country KEY MESSAGES Most of the country has received significant precipitation from late February through March. Snowpack in most basins monitored is now near-average, with above-average accumulation in parts of the…

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing…

Key Highlights: Since 1 February, an estimated 7,018 families have been affected by floods, rain, heavy snow and avalanches in 120 districts in 22 provinces. A total of 254 people were killed and 72 people were injured.…

Highlights Two weeks of good precipitation over most of Afghanistan Widespread rain and high elevation snow across the country Water volume increase in river basins

Years of deforestation have left communities like Shaidan village in Kyrgyzstan’s southwestern Jalal-Abad province suffering from environmental degradation and limited agriculture. Thousands of hectares of thicket that had once protected communities from natural disasters such as…

HIGHLIGHTS: Wheat: Average wheat grain retail price in the main cities’ markets of the country was slightly fluctuating in 2013. It was slightly increasing during January - May 2014, slightly decreasing in June – September 2014, negligibly…

Households in Badghis Province enter lean season with lower reserves than normal KEY MESSAGES Precipitation since the wet season began in October has been well below-average in most of Afghanistan through February. Although irrigation water will likely…

Wheat is the staple food for most Afghans, comprising more than 70 percent of their diet. Low-quality rice is a poor, but sometimes necessary, substitute. All markets represent significant population centers and consumer markets. Kabul, the…

HIGHLIGHTS: Wheat: Average wheat grain retail price in the main cities’ markets of the country was decreasing during April – June 2013, slightly increasing during July 2013 – May 2014, slightly decreasing in June – September 2014,…

Key Messages Below-average harvests in Badghis Province led to excess selling of livestock, as poor households needed cash to purchase food, and the availability of fodder was reduced. As households consume their food stocks, the province is…