Rapports

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Early prospects for the 2012 main season cereal crops are favourable Maize and bean prices lower than a year ago Early prospects for the 2012 main season cereal crops are favourable Sowing of the main 2012 cereal…

More than six months after Tropical Storm 12E struck Central America, Honduras' population is still recovering from the aftermath of this weather phenomena. Residents of La Catarina, in the border with Nicaragua, are rebuilding their homes…

Nota de Prensa No. 073-2012 Las lluvias caídas en los últimos días producto de un sistema de baja presión localizado al norte del país, han provocado hasta la fecha, daños a 106 viviendas y obligaron la evacuación…

Current Statement Food security in Honduras is generally stable, although households affected by 12E in LZ 5 and 6 have not recovered fully and will begin the lean season up to two months early in May. The GoH…

Tema del Mes: La Comercialización de los granos La comercialización de granos básicos tiene un potencial significativo ante el aumento de los ingresos de las personas agricultoras, mejorando así sus condiciones de vida en áreas rurales, fortaleciendo…

Talk of the Month: Grain Commercialization Commercialization of staple grains has significant potential to increase the income of smallholder farmers, improving the living standards in rural areas, strengthening household food security and contributing to overall agricultural development.…

Key Messages Prices of basic foods remained high: in Tegucigalpa maize prices showed an increasing trend in the last few months andwere more than double the prices of the year before. Food security was generally stable throughout the…

Key Messages The price of red beans has started to decrease but is still at very high levels, whereas the price of maize sharply increased in recent months. Nominal maize price has exceeded the highest levels observed…

Key Messages Thanks to a good harvest, maize prices went sharply down from peak levels. However rice prices remained steady. Food security conditions throughout the country are stable thanks to households' good food stocks; localized food insecurity is…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Higher cereal and bean production in 2011 Cereal and bean prices lower than a year ago 2011 maize output expected to be good despite October's torrential rainfall Harvesting of the 2011 second season (“de postrera”) crops, which…