Évaluations

Normal to above normal rains in the first dekad of February provided relief to the 1999/2000 cereal crops stressed by dry weather in late January. Although rains have been erratic since the beginning of the season, growing conditions are…

Harvesting of the 1999/2000 short "Vuli" season crops is well advanced in the bi-modal rainfall areas of the northern coastal belt and north-eastern, where the crop accounts for some 40 percent of the annual food supplies. Poor rains during…

The output of the recently harvested 2000 A season was good despite severe crop losses due to dry weather in eastern and southern parts. Aggregate food production is estimated at 2.8 million tonnes, a rise of 20 percent from…

Planting of the 2000 secondary "belg" season crops is about to start. The "belg" crop accounts for around 8 to 10 percent of annual cereal and pulses production but in some areas it is the main harvest. Harvesting of the…

Mozambique's main agricultural season got off to an early and promising start. Adequate soil moisture has favored germination, emergence and vegetative growth in the southern region, where crops are sown first. Land preparation and sowing are well underway in the…

A New Threshold of Food Insecurity Looms in Ethiopia Evidence is mounting that food insecurity in Ethiopia may cross a dangerous and life-threatening threshold before mid-year. Over the past months, difficult food security conditions in much of…

Mission Highlights Poor belg rains and a late start to the main rains have resulted in poor land preparation, late planting, a reduction in planted area and heavy weed infestations. But the main rains were mostly heavy, well-distributed and continued…

During December, hundreds of very weak families have been arriving in Huddur, WAjid and Rabdure towns from surrounding rural areas. A recent mission to the Bakool region has confirmed that agro-pastoral families have reached the end…

Mission Highlights Despite generally favourable weather, the 1999 sorghum production has fallen sharply compared to last year's record crop due mainly to farmers shifting to more lucrative cash crops. The total 1999/2000 cereal production, of which more than 75 percent is…

Ethiopia Experiences Poor Meher Production as Food Crisis Continues Food security conditions remain precarious in Ethiopia. According to Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC) records, the number of people in need of food aid now exceeds that…