Assessments

Highlights Total cereal food aid requirement for 2003 is about 1.3 million metric tons. About 670,000MT of this amount has already been pledged so far or 50 percent. While this is sufficient to cover needs through the end of May,…

FSAU REPORTS AND ACTIVITIES FSAU HARGEISA WORKSHOP 14 DECEMBER 2002- 4 JANUARY 2003 The FSAU's Household Economy analysis training for partners was completed after nearly 4 weeks of intensive training in Somaliland. A 6-day theory session for 63 participants was closed by…

Summary The national food security condition remained satisfactory in December and consumers' access to food supplies was good. Wholesale maize prices in most monitored markets remained relatively stable from October to early December. December wholesale maize prices in the…

SUMMARY Prospects for a normal 2002/03 short-rains season have improved following the resumption of rainfall in key arable and pastoral areas. The domestic supply of maize is adequate through June 2003. Maize prices are likely to decline shortly as long-rains harvesting in…

OVERVIEW In Somaliland, an interagency rapid nutrition and food security assessment has identified a number of temporary settlements where approximately 6000 people are seriously food insecure and already showing evidence of this with a high proportion of…

Background To date, Southern Blue Nile (SBN) has been inaccessible to U.S. government monitoring visits due to insecurity, but the cessation of hostilities negotiated at Machakos has allowed access. SBN has been severely affected by the prolonged civil war and…

PREFACE The National Statistical Office of the government of Malawi was established to collect, compile, analyze, publish, and disseminate statistical information on a wide range of topics.The mission of the National Statistical Office is to provide and promote accurate, appropriate, high-quality,…

Working Paper 193 Abigail Montani Nisar Majid Contents Biographical Notes Acronyms Vernacular terms Summary 1. Introduction 1.1 Introduction to the context 1.2 Introduction to ICRC 1.3 Introduction to Save the Children 2. Case Study: Save the Children-UK in Belet Weyn, Somalia 2.1 Evolving programming directions 2.2 Programming in Belet…

Contents Mission Highlights OVERVIEW 2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTEXT 3. FOOD PRODUCTION IN 2002 4. PRODUCTION SITUATION BY REGION 5. FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION Mission Highlights - Late, poorly distributed and early cessation of seasonal rains resulted in a decline of grain production…

Short summary of assessment in Shinille and Jijiga zones 15-23 December by Ahmed Ali and Hugo Rämi, UN-EUE field officers The situation in Shinille zone as of December 23 was deteriorating fast. Pasture and water resources were dwindling further and Issa-pastoralists have…