Assessments

CONCERN OVER THE START OF THE 2002/03 CROP SEASON COUNTRY INPUT SUPPLY START OF THE RAINFALL SEASON LESOTHO Planting has been constrained by shortages of tractors, draught power, improved seed and fertilizer. Government has introduced a policy of leaving no land…

Focus was primarily on the dry conditions that prevailed over the southern portions of Africa. Upper-level flow patterns have substantially inhibited convection over portions of South Africa, Zimbabwe, and central to southern Mozambique. While some relief…

OVERVIEW Following the late circulation of a very detailed Nutrition Update last month, this month's publication focuses mainly on the results of the recent nutrition survey in Gedo. Detailed results of the Belet Hawa nutrition survey are presented…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Focus provides an overview of the cropping season in Somalia and then goes on to project the food security in the rural areas, based on one of two possible scenarios in each main area of the country.…

FSAU REPORTS AND ACTIVITIES The FSAU FOCUS "2002 Gu Season and Food Security Implications" will be disseminated via e-mail and distributed to FSAU users in mid-November. Copies will also be available at FSAU offices from alex.williams@fsau.or.ke The field work for…

Le retard de deux mois de pluies sur la saison 2003A conduit à une importante baisse prévisionnelle des disponibilités alimentaires sur la période de novembre 2002 à février 2003. La détérioration prévisionnelle des performances de 2003A est…

(Data collected in September 2002) The findings of Action Against Hunger (UK)'s nutrition surveys and monitoring reveal that the nutritional status of the Malawian population has not yet deteriorated dramatically. However, Action Against Hunger (UK) predicts that,…

Assessment Mission: 10 - 19 October 2002 By François Piguet, Field Officer, UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia 1. Introduction and background The Afar Region, structured into 5 zones and 29 woredas, is located in the Northeast of Ethiopia, sharing international borders with Eritrea…

OVERVIEW This month, we present some preliminary information on the just completed nutrition survey in Belet Hawa which shows a significant improvement from the appallingly high rates of just ten months ago. The extent to which this…

Harare - Zimbabwe Highlights - Land preparation and planting commenced after significant late October rains... Northern and central parts of SADC reported normal to above normal rainfall of between 31 to 150 mm between late October into early November, enabling land…