Évaluations

Following reduced rainfall in June and early July, precipitation remained generally widespread and normal to above normal since mid-July. Rains were particularly heavy in late July/early August and in late September/early October. Harvest prospects are favourable. The food supply situation…

Growing conditions have generally been favourable since the beginning of the season, despite reduced rains in late July and in August. Security conditions have improved in many rural areas but might not affect the 1999 production substantially. Output is expected…

Abundant and well-distributed rains in September and October favoured crop development. Cumulative rainfall is above normal and soil moisture reserves are sufficient for satisfactory crop development. Rice has been transplanted in swamps. A joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission from 11…

The upsurge of civil conflict between Government forces and Ninja militia disrupted agriculture and marketing activities, reduced food imports and seriously affected the nutrition and food supply situation, notably in Brazzaville. About 800 000 persons were displaced following civil disturbances.…

Abundant and regular rains covered the entire country in September and October except in the south-east and the extreme west. The food supply situation is very tight in most parts of the country. Recent FAO estimates indicate that over…

Official reports indicate that sharply higher spring grain yields have offset the reduced planted area, bringing aggregate cereal production in 1999 to 8.6 million tonnes compared to 8.7 million tonnes in 1998. The wheat harvest is put at only…

After 6 weeks of heavy to extremely heavy rains in Chad’s Sudanian zone (see Sahel rains box, figure 5), drier conditions returned during September. Although this dryness was welcome, large areas of rainfed crops had already…

1. Mission Participants: Taban Lokonga - WFP (team leader) Ken Young - WFP (logistics) Edward Gbemeh - WFP (food aid monitor) Edward Browne - WVI (commodity manager) Dauda Kamara - WVI (Commodity manger Edmond Makieu - UNICEF, (field officer) Raouf Mazou - UNHCR…

COMMUNES DE KIMBANSEKE, SELEMBAO, KINSHASA ET POOL KINGABWA - COMMUNE DE LIMETE REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGOACTION Against Hunger (ACF-USA) / CEPLANUT 26 JUILLET AU 1er OCTOBRE 1999 Financée par la Coopération française I. INTRODUCTION 1.1. CONTEXTE Avec la reprise de la guerre…

Extremely heavy rains continued through early August across most of Chad's agricultural area. These rains caused crop damage in some areas and hindered weeding, an activity that is necessary to obtain good crop yields. However, the National Support Committee…