Évaluations

(Circulated only for countries where foodcrops or supply situation conditions give rise to concern) The lives and food security of large numbers of displaced people have been seriously threatened by escalating civil unrest and killings in East Timor. The current…

Natural disasters from 1995 to 1997 and economic problems since the early 1990s, which have seriously affected national capacity to import food, essential inputs and energy, have severely undermined food security in DPR Korea. Efforts by the country to…

As in neighbouring countries, widespread rain in late August, increased moisture supplies for rice. The country has three rice crops a year: the first is the 10th month (rainy season) crop, followed by the winter-spring crop and then the…

In late August, floods caused by heavy rains affected some 50 000 families in northern and central parts, displacing many households. The worst affected areas were around Sirajganj, Kazipur, Belkuchi, Chowhali and Tarash. Although the full extent of damage…

Food production is heavily influenced by the pattern of monsoon rains which have an important bearing on performance during the main (wet) and secondary (dry) seasons. The wet season normally extends from October to March and produces some 60…

An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission which recently visited the country estimated total 1999 cereal production at 3.24 million tonnes, about 16 percent below last year's bumper output of 3.86 million tonnes. The reduction was due to…

Continuous heavy rain in late July/early August together with high water levels in the Mekong River, caused heavy flooding in south western part of the country. The provinces of Kampot and Sihanouk were particularly affected, where damage to infrastructure is…

Introduction and purpose 1. East Timor is likely to be the first new state of the 21 st century. On August 30 th 1999, with a turnout of 98%, 78.5% of the registered electorate voted for a transition to…

(According to the situation reports No. 34/LB, 632/SNN-KH,32/BC-UB,893/NN &PTNT, and 29 CV/PCLB&HH issued by the Provincial Committee for Flood and Storm Control, and the Agriculture and Rural Development Service of Binh Thuan Province, Lam Dong Province,…

OVERVIEW The worst drought in decades has severely reduced food output in several countries in the Near East, with particularly sharp falls in Jordan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq and Syria. Current estimates suggest that aggregate…