Assessments

Key points: New supplies are lowering maize prices Negative coping levels have been stable for four consecutive months Purchasing power remains stable amid lower prices and a fall in manual labour wages New admissions of malnourished children, adolescents and adults…

Key Highlights Only 9 percent of the households reportedly had food stocks in March 2017, a decrease from 15 percent in January; The proportion of households with acceptable FCS increased from 55 percent in January 2017 to 60…

Key points: In March, maize grain prices fell almost everywhere in anticipation of the green harvest Maize meal prices in most districts are below the year-on-year national average Rice prices fell from February except in Chigubo, Mabalane, Doa, Marara…

INTRODUCTION According to the March data from PRMN, drought displacements figure has reached a total of 440,000 individuals in all regions of Somalia. It is difficult to predict how many households will eventuallybe in need, but the Shelter Cluster…

ABYEI OVERVIEW AND DISPLACEMENT DYNAMICS The Abyei Administrative Area (AAA) is a territory of 10,546 km2 bordering Sudan and South Sudan and disputed by the two countries. While the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement mandated a referendum to…

Key Points Imported rice is cheaper than local rice in Androy and Anosy Maize and dried beans are most expensive in Ambovombe Many traders reported shortages of sweet potato, and almost a quarter had a shortage of rice Situation Update The…

Key Points Bean and groundnut prices have fallen as households are consuming home grown legumes Dietary diversity is worst in Eastern province Dietary diversity is similar between households receiving food assistance and those who are not Maize prices have risen…

Key Points Households are increasingly resorting to negative coping strategies A larger share of households have inadequate food consumption across the country Food retail prices are generally stable, with sugar beans cheaper than in February Traders continue to report that…

Détérioration de la sécurité alimentaire ressentie au Nord Est Points Saillants Au cours du mois de mars 2017, la détérioration de la sécurité alimentaire est particulièrement ressentie par les communautés des provinces du Nord Est (Kirundo et Muyinga),…

This report provides an analysis of the market prices of the key commodities that make up the in-kind food basket compared to the cash transfer value distributed by WFP to the refugee beneficiaries. The report focuses…