Rapports

The economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka continues with soaring inflation and sporadic countrywide public protests. Acute shortage of essential items, including food, medicines and fuel- many of which are being rationed - has turned Sri…

Australia will provide $2.5 million to boost food security in Sri Lanka through the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The COVID-19 pandemic has affected food security globally, impacting food supply chains…

On 1 April 2022, Sri Lanka declared a 36-hour emergency period and countrywide curfew amid growing public protests against acute shortages of food, non-food items, medicines, fuel and gas for weeks along with record inflation and…

Key Highlights ▪ Overall inflation in February increased to 17.5%, up from 16.8% in January. ▪ Food inflation increased to 24.7% in February, up from 24.3% in January; non-food inflation increased to 11% from 10.2% in January. The…

With Sri Lanka’s economic crisis resulting in an acute shortage of essential supplies like food, medicine, milk powder, cooking gas and fuel, on 22 March, 16 Sri Lankan nationals, from the northern part of the island…

Key Highlights Overall inflation in January increased to 16.8%, up from 14% in December. Food inflation increased to 24.4% in January, up from 21.1% in December; non-food inflation increased to 10.2% from 7.6% in December. The highest month-on-month…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Unfavourable prospects for 2022 main cereal output due to shortages of agricultural chemicals Above-average cereal production obtained in 2021 Cereal import requirements in 2022 forecast at above five-year average Prices of cereals and imported basic food products…

In Numbers 45 percent of women of reproductive age group are overweight or obese; (Demographic and Health Survey, Sri Lanka, 2016). 33 percent of pregnant and nursing women are anaemic (WFP). Situation Updates • The COVID-19 booster vaccination drive…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster In May 2021, the southwest monsoon and activation of tropical storm “Tauktae” in the southeast Arabian sea triggered heavy rainfall across western and southwestern parts of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s Department…

Record prices constrain households’ access to main staple foods Highlights ¾ Prices of cereals and other imported basic food products started to surge in September 2021 and reached record highs in January 2022. ¾ Price increases are mainly driven by…