Assessments

Mission Highlights The 2000 rice production (milled) is estimated at 94 000 tonnes which is 55 percent of pre-war (1988) production. Liberia's cereal import requirement, mostly rice, in 2001 is estimated at 200 000 tonnes, of which 160…

1. INTRODUCTION 1. One UNHCR staff member - Mr Mensah Kpognon (Head of Field Office Macenta) - was killed and another - Ms Laurence Djeya (on mission from SO Danané in Côte d'Ivoire) - was abducted during a rebel attack…

Problèmes phytosanitaires du manioc : la situation s'aggrave. Dans le bulletin d'informations n° 16 sur la sécurité alimentaire, il avait été décrit la situation du manioc, affecté par de graves attaques dans certaines zones de Bandundu, du…

FAO Emergency Newsletter1. The humanitarian situation Conflict in the Great Lakes Region and Central Africa has led to the loss of life, destruction of homes and social infrastructure, the looting of food stocks, livestock raids, displacement and…

Sowing of the 2001 A season, normally from September to October, is delayed due to below-average precipitation in September and first half of October. Widespread abundant rains in the second half of October improved soil conditions for planting and…

The food supply situation continues to deteriorate with the persistent civil war that has disrupted all economic and agricultural activities and displaced some 1.8 million people. In reaction to this mounting economic and food security crisis, the Government of DRC…

Good rains from the second half of October, which followed five months with virtually no rains in most growing regions, improved soil conditions for sowing of the 2001 crops season and provided relief to early planted and perennial crops.…

1. OVERVIEW Living standards in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been declining since the mid-1970s, largely due to poor economic management and civil strife. The situation has been aggravated by the war since 1998 with…

Following below-normal rains from late July to mid-August, precipitation improved in late August, decreased in early September but again improved in mid and late September. In October, below-normal rains were recorded during the first dekad, but became particularly abundant countrywide…

Rainfall was below normal from mid-August to early October, although it was widespread. However, above-average rains were received countrywide from the second dekad of October. With the exception of Lofa County, relative peace in most areas has facilitated farming.…