Assessments

FLASH 08 April 1999 Deteriorating Food Security Situation in Luuq IDP Camp Action contre La Faim - Somalia, partners with FSAU, repeated an assessment in Luuq - Gedo region- between 18- 22 March 1999, first carried out in November 1998…

Produced in collaboration with IRI International Research Institute For Climate Prediction This El Niño/La Niña Update is based on information obtained from the national Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of WMO Member States and affiliated organizations. Information contained…

Briefly It is time to rethink a peace strategy to end the civil war in Sudan. Although the peace initiative launched by the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) in 1993 showed some initially promising results, the military situation is now…

Origins: Trócaire, the Irish Catholic Agency for World Development, established a relief and rehabilitation programme in Rwanda during the course of the genocide and war of 1994. The programme was designed to meet some of the most urgent needs in…

° 1. OVERVIEW ° 2. THE MAIZE MARKET, STRATEGIC GRAIN RESERVE AND PRICE ° 3 FOOD PRODUCTION ° 3.1 Background to agricultural production ° 3.2 1998/99 Vuli maize production ° 4. EARLY PROSPECTS FOR 1999 MASIKA AND MUSUMI…

Mission Highlights A record harvest of 6.51 million tonnes of cereals is forecast, of which 75 percent will be sorghum, due to well distributed rains from July onwards, timely availability of agricultural inputs and few significant outbreaks…

Survey: dramatic drop in numbers of malnourished children in Gogrial: 12% children malnourished, down from 41% in May. Situation remains difficult, with population still vulnerable The health of children in Bahr el Ghazal has been dramatically improved by the Operation…

(Circulated only for countries where foodcrops or supply situation conditions give rise to concern) Intensifying violence in Angola threatens the food security of people living in several parts of the country. Despite the initiation of a peace process after the…

http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/economic/giews/english/alertes/1998/Srssud98.htm 1. OVERVIEW 2. BACKGROUND TO SOUTHERN SUDAN 3. CEREAL PRODUCTION IN 1998 4. FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION

Special Reports and Alerts Food and Agriculture Organization: Global Information and Early Warning System on food and agriculture For entire report, go to FAO/GIEWS website at http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/economic/giews/english/alertes/1998/Srtan986.htm HIGHLIGHTS 1. OVERVIEW 2. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE IN THE MACRO-ECONOMIC CONTEXT 3. FOOD CROP PRODUCTION 3.1 Unimodal…