Thursday, July 19, 2007

Not good

"An anticipated slowdown in growth of cereal production in low-income food-deficit countries, coupled with prospects for continued high international prices, could result in a tighter food supply situation for these countries in the coming year, according to FAO's latest Crop Prospects and Food Situation report.

In North Africa, Morocco's cereal crop this year has been devastated by drought and is estimated at just one-quarter of last year's level. In Southern Africa, the outcome of the recent main cereal harvest is mixed -- with sharply drought-reduced crops in Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland, but record or above average harvests in Malawi, Angola, Mozambique, Madagascar and Zambia."

COUNTRIES IN CRISIS REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE (total: 28 countries)

AFRICA (20 countries)

Exceptional shortfall in aggregate food production/supplies

Lesotho

Multiple year droughts, HIV/AIDS impact

Somalia

Conflict and drought

Swaziland

Multiple year droughts, HIV/AIDS impact

Zimbabwe

Deepening economic crisis, drought

Widespread lack of access

Eritrea

IDPs, returnees, high food prices

Ethiopia

Low incomes, high food prices

Liberia

Post-conflict recovery period, IDPs

Mauritania

Multiple year droughts

Sierra Leone

Post-conflict recovery period, refugees

Severe localized food insecurity

Burundi

Civil strife, IDPs, returnees and recent dry spells

Central African Republic

Civil strife, IDPs

Chad

Refugees, insecurity

Congo, Democratic Republic of

Civil strife, IDPs and refugees

Congo, Republic of

IDPs, refugees

Côte d'Ivoire

Civil strife, IDPs

Guinea

IDPs, refugees, high food prices

Guinea-Bissau

After effects of floods, localized insecurity

Kenya

Drought in parts

Sudan

Civil strife, returnees

Uganda

Civil strife, IDPs

ASIA (7 countries)

Exceptional shortfall in aggregate food production/supplies

Iraq

Conflict and insecurity, IDPs

Widespread lack of access

Afghanistan

Conflict, IDPs and returnees, floods

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. of

Economic constraints

Nepal

Market access and effects of conflict and drought/floods

Severe localized food insecurity

Pakistan

After effects of the Kashmir earthquake, floods

Sri Lanka

After effects of the Tsunami, deepening conflicts and floods

Timor-Leste

IDPs and drought

LATIN AMERICA (1 country)

Severe localized food insecurity

Bolivia

After effects of adverse weather conditions (floods in lowlands; drought, hail and frost in highlands)

COUNTRIES WITH UNFAVOURABLE PROSPECTS FOR CURRENT CROPS 2

AFRICA
MoroccoLack of rainfall
SomaliaConflict, drought in parts

No comments: