Assessments

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The capital city of Somaliland, Hargeisa, is an expanding urban metropolis. Over the years, it has become host to various population groups that have been displaced as a result of conflict, insecurity or drought, and…

Maize prices continue to show a gradual upward trend in all the 17 monitored districts as observed in the first week of June. The overall average nominal price of maize was MK208/kg, an increase of 6 percent…

Executive Summary In early 2016 DMA requested LVAC to conduct a market assessment to determine the functionality of food market systems (for maize, pulses and cooking oil) in Lesotho. The market assessment was undertaken to analyze Lesotho’s…

The market assessment was conducted to determine the functionality of the food market systems for maize, beans and cooking oil in Lesotho. The findings demonstrate that markets in Lesotho are well-integrated and are functioning. The report…

Date of Assessment: 12th to 16th May 2016 Objective: To assess current situation, to establish possibility of return to Ulang, present the current position of all humanitarian actors in greater Ulang county and possibility of returning the…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In November 2014, the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) conducted a baseline assessment in the West-Golis Pastoral livelihood zone. The purpose of the study was to assess the main sources of food…

Somalia: Informing drought response in the Somaliland and Puntland States Cumulative and prolonged droughts in Somalia have been exacerbated by the breakdown in civil administration over the last 25 years in many areas of the country, and…

BULLETIN #2 This bulletin presents the results of the second round of data collection to monitor the 2016 Food Sector response to the ongoing drought emergency in Ethiopia. The data covers the months of March and April. This…

KEY MESSAGES: Households led by women are using more negative coping strategies. Negative coping is also on the rise in parts of drought-affected central and southern regions. Food prices are increasing as the poor harvest has failed to deliver…

Key Messages Drought-affected southern regions such as Androy and Anosy continue to exhibit higher negative coping levels. Households led by women across Madagascar are also more likely to resort to more negative coping. Rice is 15 to 35…