Assessments

1.0 INTRODUCTION Kilifi District has a total area of 4,779.2 square Kilometres and a projected population of 640, 593, with the largest population found in at Kaloleni Division with about 231,889 people. The Districts is divided into eight administrative divisions, namely…

1. INTRODUCTION Malindi district is one of seven districts in coast province. It borders Kilifi district to the south, Tana River to the north and north west and Indian Ocean to the east. The District covers a total area of…

1.1 INTRODUCTION. Mwingi District, one of the 12 districts in Eastern Province, covering an area approximating to 10,030 km2 with a population of 335,000 people (extrapolated from the 1999 Census Results). The district has approximately 52,389 households with an average…

1.0 INTRODUCTION Kwale District is one of the seven districts in the Coast Province. The district has a total area of 8,295 square Kilometres and a projected population of 549,027(2003). The District is divided into six administrative divisions, namely Kinango,…

INTRODUCTION Garissa District, which has an area of 33,681 square kilometers, has a population of 368,593 (1) The highest concentration is in the Central Division. The District is divided into eleven administrative units, namely Balambala, Benane, Bura, Central, Dadaab, Danyere,…

1.0 INTRODUCTION Objectives The Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) is conducting food security assessments in 27 drought-hit districts from January 7-31, to clarify the geographic extent, the character and depth of the food security crisis. The objectives of the assessment…

1 Introduction Isiolo District, located in Eastern Province, is bordered by Wajir, Marsabit, Laikipia, Samburu, Meru North, Garissa, Tana River and Mwingi districts. It covers an area of approximately 25,000 square kilometres. The district has four main livelihood zones. These are namely:…

INTRODUCTION This is the third and final issue for 2005 of this report prepared by the FAO Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) on the food supply situation and cereal import and food aid requirements for all countries in…

1. INTRODUCTION In June 2001 FAO initiated a project to conduct an economic assessment of how seed systems influence the on-farm conservation of crop genetic resources and the welfare of poor farmers. The project is funded by the FAO Netherlands…

Executive Summary The Seychelles island group was struck by a series of powerful tidal surges, resulting from the tsunami, generated by the earthquake off Indonesia on 26 December 2004. As a direct consequence of these tidal surges…