Syrian Arab Republic Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Syrian Arab Republic Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission"

Transcription

1 Wo r k i n g t o g e t h e r t o s a v e l i v e s a n d l i v e l i h o o d s Syrian Arab Republic Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission May 2017

2 Methodology Meetings in Damascus Ministries Agriculture Water resources Environment Cereal (HOBOOB) GOSM UN agencies Food security/nutrition cluster NGOs Field visits Core team Aleppo, Al- Hasakeh, Homs, Hama, Tartous, Rural Damascus, As-Sweida National teams All governorates Field Governorate officials Crop inspections Farmers Livestock owners Traders, bakeries Displaced, resident household & returnees Secondary data Rainfall data Satellite imagery NDVI, ASI, mvam

3 Limitations Short duration Insecurity Travel restrictions Crop area estimation Audit

4 Governorates visited by core team

5 Syria. Agro-ecological zones

6 2016 Rainfall anomaly, February - May 2017

7 2016 Agricultural Stress Index, February - May 2017

8 Inputs Fuel: Expensive, but more available than last year Mechanization: Slight increase in availability Labour: locally scarce Fertilizer: Homs factory attacked and closed Seed: limited availability. Own seed Pesticides: prices have doubled in 12 months Cost of cereal production: up about 40% compared with last year

9 Irrigation Slight improvement compared with last year Public irrigation Better rains, better river flows, more security Reduced rate of destruction ha High cost of pumping Uncontrolled drilling - local increases in salinity 0 Capacity 2016/17

10 Cereal production Wheat Yield, t/ha Prod., million t Barley 000 ha and 000 t t/ha Wheat: 1.8 Barley: 1.0 Wheat: 1.8 Barley: ha and 000 t t/ha 000 ha 000 t t/ha 000 ha 000 t t/ha

11 Other crops Little change in horticultural production since last year Slight easing of transport constraints Crop protection materials expensive Seed limited Increasing area under cumin, coriander and lentils ha Cotton ha Sugar beet ha Tobacco

12 Livestock Greatly reduced numbers Shortage of vaccines and other veterinary products Shortage of veterinarians Health nevertheless relatively good High cost of feed Increasing tendency towards backyard poultry production Good pastures but access limited by insecurity million Numbers Sheep Goats Cattle Poultry

13 Recommendations on agriculture Address the immediate needs Protect, improve and restore agricultural livelihoods Priority actions Provide quality seed for 2017/18 season and support local seed production Rehabilitate irrigation systems in secure areas Support backyard vegetable and poultry production Support livestock vaccination programmes

14 Displacement Populuation by displacement status IDPs Millions have fled war-torn Syria 36% are on the move inside Syria 6.3 million internally displaced most of them multiple times 440,000 people have returned to their home areas Fluidity of the conflict has resulted in new displacements 50% % Change in IDPs since beginning % Returnees 0% 64.8% 2.3% Residents -50%

15 Humanitarian access Access continues to be heavily constrained across Syria Some of the previous besieged areas are now considered hard-to-reach Humanitarian situation in Deir-ez-Zor city has improved due to air-drops Situation in Ar-Raqqa has become critical due to the continuous fighting

16 Market trends Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 SEP DEC JAN MAY SEP DEC JAN MAR MAY JUL SEP NOV JAN FEB MAR APR MAY Opening of supply routes, trade is slowly recovering Food prices continue to be very high Markets in parts of Eastern Aleppo city slowly starting to recover Prices highly volatile in besieged areas zones 140, , ,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 - Cost of the standard food basket in Deir-ez-Zor 14,500 12,500 10,500 8,500 6,500 4,500 2, Wholesale prices, (bag of 25 kg/syp) Wheat Rice

17 Food consumption Nearly every third Syrian household has an unacceptable diet Situation worse among IDPs, returnees and people living and in besieged and hard-to-reach areas Female headed households and large households with many children are more likely to have poor quality consumption 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Poor and borderline food consumption 19% 23% Less than 1 year displaced 28% 20% 29% 23% 8% 5% 7% 7% More than 1 year displaced Poor Resident Female Male Borderline

18 Coping and asset depletion Syrians apply a high degree of coping strategies Every second households reduced the number of meals Every third restricts the consumption of adults to prioritize children Assets have been largely depleted Child labour and early drop-outs of school continue to be a major coping strategy of displaced households 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 20% 8% 72% Selling assets 35% 8% 57% 44% 7% 48% IDP Returnees Resident No need Adopted during last 30 days No assets/depleted

19 Food security trends 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 37% 35% Currently food insecure 24% 30% At risk - without assistance provided Trend 2016/ % At risk - depleting assets 23% 17% 18% Currently food secure

20 Food security overview - estimates 6.9 million 5.6 million 3.1 million 3.5 million Food insecure At risk to become food insecure without assistance provided At risk as they are depleting assets Currently food secure! Assessments are ongoing and new data will become available in 3 rd quarter

21 Recommendations on food security Address the immediate needs Provide basis for sustainable longer term solutions Priority actions Continue life-saving assistance, while gradually increasing the focus on livelihood activities to rebuild resilience Expand the existing school meals and back-to school initiatives Expand the nutrition programme Monitor areas with new influxes of IDPs

22 Thank you

SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN. August 2017 ISSUE 33. A: Standard Food Basket. Highlights:

SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN. August 2017 ISSUE 33. A: Standard Food Basket. Highlights: SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN August 217 ISSUE 33 Highlights: Bread prices are higher by 239 percent for public and 12 percent for commercial bread in Ar-Raqqa city market compared to

More information

November 2016 ISSUE 24. The price increase of main staples (wheat flour) reaches the highest peak in eastern Aleppo city.

November 2016 ISSUE 24. The price increase of main staples (wheat flour) reaches the highest peak in eastern Aleppo city. SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN November 2016 ISSUE 24 Highlights: Market capacity is minimum in eastern Aleppo city and the humanitarian situation reaches unprecedented alarming levels.

More information

November 2015 ISSUE 12

November 2015 ISSUE 12 SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN November 2015 ISSUE 12 For further information please contact: Ahmad Shah Shahi and Dima Alhumsi Ahmadshah.Shahi@wfp.org Dima.Alhumsi@wfp Highlights: Conflict

More information

December 2017 ISSUE 37

December 2017 ISSUE 37 SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN December 2017 ISSUE 37 Highlights : A: Standard Food Basket Chart 1: Min. vs. Max. National Average Cost of Food Basket (in SYP) Food prices continued to

More information

SYRIA Food insecurity remains high as prices increase

SYRIA Food insecurity remains high as prices increase mvam SYRIA Food insecurity remains high as prices increase Fighting Hunger Worldwide KEY MESSAGES: In Rural Damascus, households in hard-to-reach and besieged areas were 3 times more likely to report poor

More information

Syrian Arab Republic: Continued conflict and drought conditions worsen 2014 crop production prospects

Syrian Arab Republic: Continued conflict and drought conditions worsen 2014 crop production prospects Syrian Arab Republic: Continued conflict and drought conditions worsen 2014 crop production prospects Highlights: Current forecasts indicate a severe reduction in cereal crop production in 2014 due to

More information

September 2017 ISSUE 34

September 2017 ISSUE 34 SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN September 2017 ISSUE 34 Highlights: The improved security situation in some besieged and hard-to-reach areas has positively impacted supply routes. In particular

More information

November 2017 ISSUE 36

November 2017 ISSUE 36 SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN November 2017 ISSUE 36 Highlights: Food prices in November have continued along their general decreasing trend across the country this year. There were

More information

January 2018 ISSUE 38

January 2018 ISSUE 38 SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN January 2018 ISSUE 38 Highlights : A: Standard Food Basket Chart 1: Min. vs. Max. National Average Cost of Food Basket (in SYP)* The new year has brought

More information

SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN. March 2018 ISSUE 40. A: Standard Food Basket. Highlights :

SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN. March 2018 ISSUE 40. A: Standard Food Basket. Highlights : SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN March 2018 ISSUE 40 Highlights : Overall, food prices continue to fall across Syria. The reference food basket price decreased by two percent in March compared

More information

SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN JULY 2018 ISSUE 44

SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN JULY 2018 ISSUE 44 SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN JULY 2018 ISSUE 44 Photo: WFP/Marwa Awad Highlights Standard Food Basket Despite a general annual downward trend, a slight increase was recorded in the

More information

Syria. Food Security. Quarterly Update. October-December 2016

Syria. Food Security. Quarterly Update. October-December 2016 Syria Food Security Quarterly Update October-December 2016 Key Issues 2 High intensity conflict remains the key trigger for food insecurity in Syria, causing displacements, inflation and high cost of living,

More information

May 2018 ISSUE 42. m-o-m (month-on-month), however decreasing by 18 percent compared to November 2017 and by 25 percent y-o-y (year-on-year).

May 2018 ISSUE 42. m-o-m (month-on-month), however decreasing by 18 percent compared to November 2017 and by 25 percent y-o-y (year-on-year). SYRIA COUNTRY OFFICE MARKET PRICE WATCH BULLETIN May 2018 ISSUE 42 Highlights : Standard Food Basket The national average food basket price peaked at SYP 40,551 in December 2016, 10.6 times higher than

More information

Crop Failure Creating More Hunger in War-torn Syria Location: Aleppo/Eastern Ghouta, Syria Shot 13, 23 October 2018 TRT 01:57

Crop Failure Creating More Hunger in War-torn Syria Location: Aleppo/Eastern Ghouta, Syria Shot 13, 23 October 2018 TRT 01:57 Crop Failure Creating More Hunger in War-torn Syria Location: Aleppo/, Syria Shot 13, 23 October 2018 TRT 01:57 SHOTLIST :00-:19 Date: 23 October 2018 Formerly besieged areas have started to rebuild homes

More information

Agriculture cannot be an afterthought

Agriculture cannot be an afterthought Agriculture cannot be an afterthought As the conflict in Syria approaches its sixth year, 8.7 million people are food insecure. Against a population of around 17 million, hunger now affects over half of

More information

Fighting Hunger Worldwide

Fighting Hunger Worldwide Fighting Hunger Worldwide South Kordofan, Sudan Food Security Monitoring, December 2015 Executive Summary The food security situation deteriorated among sampled households from May 2014 to November 2015.

More information

FOOD SECURITY MONITORING SYSTEM KASSALA STATE DECEMBER 2015

FOOD SECURITY MONITORING SYSTEM KASSALA STATE DECEMBER 2015 Fighting Fighting Hunger Hunger Worldwide Worldwide DECEMBER Kassala, Sudan Food Security Monitoring, December DECEMBER Executive Summary The food security situation was found to have deteriorated compared

More information

Acute Food Insecurity Situation Overview

Acute Food Insecurity Situation Overview (Sudan) Current - map Key Outcomes for the Worst affected Area Republic of Sudan Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Acute Food Insecurity Situation Overview Food consumption: South Kordofan:

More information

WFP in Bangladesh 2011 in Review

WFP in Bangladesh 2011 in Review Fighting Fighting Hunger Hunger Worldwide Worldwide WFP in Bangladesh 2011 in Review North Darfur, Sudan Food Security Monitoring, ruary FEBRUARY Executive Summary Fighting between government forces and

More information

BAKERIES IN SYRIA ASSESSMENT REPORT

BAKERIES IN SYRIA ASSESSMENT REPORT BAKERIES IN SYRIA ASSESSMENT REPORT December 2014 KEY FINDINGS COVER: OVERVIEW OF BAKERIES TYPES FUNCTIONING REASONS FOR NON-FUNCTIONING FUNCTIONING BAKERIES NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES BREAD PRODUCTION CAPACITY

More information

SUDAN: Blue Nile State

SUDAN: Blue Nile State Fighting Hunger Worldwide BULLETIN December 2014 SUDAN: Blue Nile State Food Security Monitoring WFP established the Blue Nile Food Security Monitoring System (FSMS) in March 2014, aiming to better understand

More information

BAKERIES IN SYRIA ASSESSMENT REPORT

BAKERIES IN SYRIA ASSESSMENT REPORT BAKERIES IN SYRIA ASSESSMENT REPORT December 2014 KEY FINDINGS COVER: OVERVIEW OF BAKERIES TYPES FUNCTIONING REASONS FOR NON-FUNCTIONING FUNCTIONING BAKERIES NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES BREAD PRODUCTION CAPACITY

More information

Agustinho da Costa Ximenes National Consultant for Food Security Ministry Of Agriculture and Fisheries Timor Leste

Agustinho da Costa Ximenes National Consultant for Food Security Ministry Of Agriculture and Fisheries Timor Leste Agustinho da Costa Ximenes National Consultant for Food Security Ministry Of Agriculture and Fisheries Timor Leste INTRODUCTION The country has an area of 14,609 square kilometers, It is divided in thirteen

More information

Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for more than two-thirds of the population.

Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for more than two-thirds of the population. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for more than two-thirds of the population. Background YEMEN Yemen has suffered from internal conflicts and clashes for several years, resulting in severe disruptions

More information

SYRIA - Deir-ez-Zor City WFP Assessment

SYRIA - Deir-ez-Zor City WFP Assessment SYRIA - Deir-ez-Zor City WFP Assessment Food Security Update: ruary 2018 KEY POINTS The overall food security situation in Deir-ez-Zor city has relatively improved after the lifting of the siege (tember

More information

South Sudan Food Security Updates

South Sudan Food Security Updates South Sudan Food Security Updates July 2012 Food Security and Livelihoods Cluster Overall Security Situation Security situation remained relatively calm in most parts of the country. However, displaced

More information

SYRIA EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY UNREST IN SYRIA HIGHLIGHTS

SYRIA EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY UNREST IN SYRIA HIGHLIGHTS Fighting Hunger Worldwide SYRIA EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY UNREST IN SYRIA March 2016 HIGHLIGHTS 3.7 million people receive WFP food assistance WFP reaches Deir Ezzor city for

More information

WFP in Bangladesh 2011 in Review

WFP in Bangladesh 2011 in Review Fighting Fighting Hunger Hunger Worldwide Worldwide WFP in Bangladesh 2011 in Review West Darfur, Sudan Food Security Monitoring, ruary FEBRUARY Executive Summary The overall food security situation deteriorated

More information

Sudan acute Food insecurity Situation

Sudan acute Food insecurity Situation Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Sudan acute Food insecurity Situation Analysis Date: October 2017 - Valid to: End of December2017 Outcomes for more affected areas:(phase 3 and worse)

More information

On average, households spend 62 percent of their income on food, which is a slight increase compared to November 2010 (57 percent).

On average, households spend 62 percent of their income on food, which is a slight increase compared to November 2010 (57 percent). WFP Food Security Monitoring System (FSMS) Round 9 (February 2011) North Darfur State Main Findings The proportion of food secure households in the IDP category has increased compared to February 2010.

More information

S P E C I A L R E P O R T

S P E C I A L R E P O R T World Food Programme S P E C I A L R E P O R T FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 14 November 2016 Disclaimer This report has been prepared by Alessandro Costantino,

More information

Counting the Cost. Agriculture in Syria after six years of crisis

Counting the Cost. Agriculture in Syria after six years of crisis Counting the Cost Agriculture in Syria after six years of crisis Cover photo: REUTERS/Rodi Said The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression

More information

SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE

SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE Cash-Based Responses Technical Working Group Snapshot: 14-21 May 18 INTRODUCTION KEY DEVELOPMENTS To inform humanitarian cash programming, REACH and the Cash-Based Responses

More information

OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER MINISTRY OF STATE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERN KENYA AND OTHER ARID LANDS ARID LANDS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT II

OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER MINISTRY OF STATE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERN KENYA AND OTHER ARID LANDS ARID LANDS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT II OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER MINISTRY OF STATE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERN KENYA AND OTHER ARID LANDS ARID LANDS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT II DROUGHT MONITORING BULLETIN, APRIL 2010 KILIFI/KALOLENI/GANZE

More information

WAJIR COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR AUGUST

WAJIR COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR AUGUST National Drought Management Authority WAJIR COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR AUGUST 218 AUGUST EW PHASE 218 Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall Report The

More information

National Drought Management Authority

National Drought Management Authority National Drought Management Authority KAJIADO COUNTY DROUGHT MONITORING AND EARLY WARNING SEPTEMBER 2018 SEPTEMBER EW PHASE Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Vegetation

More information

S P E C I A L R E P O R T

S P E C I A L R E P O R T World Food Programme S P E C I A L R E P O R T FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 18 July 2017 This report has been prepared by Alessandro Costantino, Luigi Castaldi,

More information

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL PROGRAMMES ARID LANDS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT II

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL PROGRAMMES ARID LANDS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT II OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT SPECIAL PROGRAMMES ARID LANDS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT II DROUGHT MONTHLY BULLETIN FOR MARCH 27 WEST POKOT DISTRICT WARNING STAGES Livelihood Zone Warning stage Trend Agro pastoral

More information

Nearly one-quarter of the population lives on less than USD 1 per day

Nearly one-quarter of the population lives on less than USD 1 per day Nearly one-quarter of the population lives on less than USD 1 per day 32 Nepal Background Nepal suffers from chronic food insecurity, severe and recurrent natural disasters, poor health and sanitation

More information

SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE

SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE Cash-Based Responses Technical Working Group Snapshot: 18-26 June 18 INTRODUCTION KEY DEVELOPMENTS To inform humanitarian cash programming, REACH and the Cash-Based Responses

More information

SYRIA EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY UNREST IN SYRIA HIGHLIGHTS

SYRIA EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY UNREST IN SYRIA HIGHLIGHTS Fighting Hunger Worldwide SYRIA EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY UNREST IN SYRIA May 2016 HIGHLIGHTS WFP provided food assistance for more than 4 million people, achieving 100 percent

More information

National Drought Management Authority MANDERA COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR SEPTEMBER 2017

National Drought Management Authority MANDERA COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR SEPTEMBER 2017 National Drought Management Authority MANDERA COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR SEPTEMBER 2017 SEPTEMBER EW PHASE Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators One-day Rainfall

More information

Highlights FOOD SECURITY MONITORING SYSTEM RED SEA STATE MAY 2015

Highlights FOOD SECURITY MONITORING SYSTEM RED SEA STATE MAY 2015 Fighting Fighting Hunger Hunger Worldwide Red Sea State, Sudan Food Security Monitoring, May 2015 Highlights Data collection was carried during May 2015 which represented the beginning of the summer harvest

More information

National Drought Management Authority MERU COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JULY 2017

National Drought Management Authority MERU COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JULY 2017 National Drought Management Authority MERU COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JULY 2017 JULY EW PHASE Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators July remained generally cold

More information

Syria Country Office Market Price Watch

Syria Country Office Market Price Watch BULLETIN October 2014 ISSUE 1 Fighting Hunger Worldwide Syria Country Office Market Price Watch Highlights: In May 2014, the general Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 307.99. The Food CPI was 368.45,

More information

National Drought Management Authority NAROK COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR DECEMBER 2017

National Drought Management Authority NAROK COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR DECEMBER 2017 National Drought Management Authority NAROK COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR DECEMBER 2017 DECEMBER EW PHASE Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: Below

More information

WAJIR COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JULY 2017

WAJIR COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JULY 2017 National Drought Management Authority WAJIR COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JULY 2017 JULY EW PHASE 2017 Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Generally the county

More information

Acute food security outcomes are likely to improve with prospects of an average 2018/19 harvest

Acute food security outcomes are likely to improve with prospects of an average 2018/19 harvest Acute food security outcomes are likely to improve with prospects of an average 2018/19 harvest KEY MESSAGES Minimal (IPC Phase 1) outcomes are present in most northern areas, while humanitarian food assistance

More information

Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security in Karamoja. A brief Overview

Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security in Karamoja. A brief Overview Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security in Karamoja A brief Overview Climate Change & Food Security Karamoja: The 2015 Season June to August 2015 Monthly rainfall July to September 2015, as a percentage

More information

National Drought Management Authority (Nyeri) COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR DECEMBER 2018

National Drought Management Authority (Nyeri) COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR DECEMBER 2018 National Drought Management Authority (Nyeri) COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR DECEMBER 2018 DECEMBER 2018 EWS PHASE Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The month

More information

Trends in selected food prices and policy responses. By Sithembele Kelembe 29 June 2009

Trends in selected food prices and policy responses. By Sithembele Kelembe 29 June 2009 Trends in selected food prices and policy responses By Sithembele Kelembe 29 June 2009 1 Table of contents Trends in commodity and food prices in South Africa Pressures on Agriculture Policy interventions

More information

National Drought Management Authority EMBU COUNTY

National Drought Management Authority EMBU COUNTY National Drought Management Authority EMBU COUNTY EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR EMBU 215 AUGUST EW PHASE Early Warning Phase Classification Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators

More information

Drought Rapid Assessment Report. Western Afghanistan Badghis province

Drought Rapid Assessment Report. Western Afghanistan Badghis province Drought Rapid Assessment Report Western Afghanistan Badghis province October, 2014 Drought Assessment Report [Badghis Province] Contents Overview... 3 Geographical Area:... 3 Summary of key findings:...

More information

S P E C I A L R E P O R T

S P E C I A L R E P O R T World Food Programme S P E C I A L R E P O R T FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 9 October 2018 Photographs: FAO/S. Goodbody and M. Tothova; WFP/C. Ah Poe. This

More information

Referendum and Food Security Situation Sudan

Referendum and Food Security Situation Sudan Referendum Timeline Referendum and Food Security Situation Sudan January February March April Mai June July 15-21 January Preliminary results declared at pooling centers, counties and state 1: Preliminary

More information

FAO, UNICEF, WFP A Strategy for Enhancing Resilience in SOMALIA Brief, July 2012

FAO, UNICEF, WFP A Strategy for Enhancing Resilience in SOMALIA Brief, July 2012 FAO, UNICEF, WFP A Strategy for Enhancing Resilience in SOMALIA Enhancing local resiliency in Somalia 1. Resilience is the ability to withstand threats or to adapt to new strategies in the face of shocks

More information

National Drought Management Authority GARISSA COUNTY

National Drought Management Authority GARISSA COUNTY National Drought Management Authority GARISSA COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JANUARY 215 Drought early warning Flag- Phase Alarm Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators

More information

National Drought Management Authority MANDERA COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR AUGUST 2016

National Drought Management Authority MANDERA COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR AUGUST 2016 National Drought Management Authority MANDERA COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR AUGUST 2016 Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators No rains were received in the entire

More information

S P E C I A L R E P O R T

S P E C I A L R E P O R T S P E C I A L R E P O R T FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 5 July 2013 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, ROME WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME, ROME

More information

2012 Farm Outlook. Highlights

2012 Farm Outlook. Highlights 2012 Farm Outlook Office of the Chief Economist USDA Highlights A promising spring planting was followed by historic drought. Record high commodity prices followed. Farm incomes are expected to be near

More information

Hiran Region. Post Gu August 18th Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit Somalia Information for Better Livelihoods

Hiran Region. Post Gu August 18th Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit Somalia Information for Better Livelihoods Post Gu 2010 Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit Somalia Information for Better Livelihoods August 18th 2010 Hiran Region Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC EUROPEAN COMMISSION Gu 2010

More information

West Bank and Gaza Strip

West Bank and Gaza Strip West Bank and Gaza Strip Background Since the outbreak of the second Intifada in September 2000, the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS) has continued to endure severe economic, humanitarian and social consequences.

More information

Somalia Famine Appeal

Somalia Famine Appeal Somalia Famine Appeal FAMINE SPREADING IN SOUTHERN SOMALIA USD 70 MILLION URGENTLY NEEDED TO AVERT A REGIONAL DISASTER FAO Somalia Emergency Requirements - Nairobi: 21 July 2011 On 20 July, the United

More information

Increase agricultural production to address soaring food prices through distribution of agricultural inputs. Total cost Total Cost :

Increase agricultural production to address soaring food prices through distribution of agricultural inputs. Total cost Total Cost : ACTION FICHE FOR ERITREA 1. IDENTIFICATION Title/Number Increase agricultural production to address soaring food prices through distribution of agricultural inputs. Total cost Total Cost : 3 400 000 Aid

More information

SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE

SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE Cash-Based Responses Technical Working Group Snapshot: 3-27 August INTRODUCTION KEY DEVELOPMENTS To inform humanitarian cash programming, REACH and the Cash-Based Responses

More information

National Drought Management Authority LAMU COUNTY EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR DECEMBER 2014

National Drought Management Authority LAMU COUNTY EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR DECEMBER 2014 National Drought Management Authority LAMU COUNTY EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR DECEMBER 2014 DECEMBER EW PHASE Early Warning Phase Classification LIVELIHOOD EW TRENDS ZONE PHASE PASTORAL ALERT IMPROVING

More information

Food Security Cluster Post Deyr 2012/13 Results

Food Security Cluster Post Deyr 2012/13 Results Information for Better Livelihoods Food Security Cluster Post Deyr 212/13 Results March 14th, 213 Technical Partner Donors EUROPEAN COMMISSION Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC CLIMATE FORECAST

More information

National Drought Management Authority NAROK COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR APRIL 2017

National Drought Management Authority NAROK COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR APRIL 2017 National Drought Management Authority NAROK COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR APRIL 2017 APRIL EW PHASE Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: Most parts of

More information

Appendix C IPC Analysis Templates Part 1: Analysis of Current or Imminent Phase and Early Warning. Time Period of Analysis: Jan June 2010

Appendix C IPC Analysis Templates Part 1: Analysis of Current or Imminent Phase and Early Warning. Time Period of Analysis: Jan June 2010 Appendix C IPC Analysis Templates Part 1: Analysis of Current or Imminent Phase and Early Warning Area of Analysis (Region, District, Livelihood Zone) Bari region, Pastoral Livelihood Zones: (Golis/Gagaab,

More information

Early warning and Acute food insecurity analysis: introduction to CH process

Early warning and Acute food insecurity analysis: introduction to CH process Famine Early Warning Systems Network Early warning and Acute food insecurity analysis: introduction to CH process Nigeria CH Foundational Training Overview What is early warning? Some concepts Guiding

More information

National Drought Management Authority MERU COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR SEPTEMBER 2017

National Drought Management Authority MERU COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR SEPTEMBER 2017 National Drought Management Authority MERU COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR SEPTEMBER 2017 Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Dry conditions prevailed across all

More information

WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP

WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP KEY FACTS BACKGROUND The humanitarian landscape in the West Bank and Gaza Strip worsened in 2006, largely as a result of reduced funding for the Palestinian Authority (PA). This

More information

SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE

SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE Cash-Based Responses Technical Working Group Snapshot: 18- June 018 INTRODUCTION KEY DEVELOPMENTS To inform humanitarian cash programming, REACH and the Cash-Based Responses

More information

National Drought Management Authority KWALE COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JULY 2016

National Drought Management Authority KWALE COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JULY 2016 National Drought Management Authority KWALE COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JULY 2016 A Vision 2030 Flagship Project JULY EW PHASE Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators

More information

D. Abate 1, B. Tassew 1, A. Zeleke 1, A. Kedu 1 and J. Wamatu 2. International Center for Research in Dry Areas

D. Abate 1, B. Tassew 1, A. Zeleke 1, A. Kedu 1 and J. Wamatu 2. International Center for Research in Dry Areas Characterization of the farming and livestock production systems and the potential to enhance livestock productivity through improved feeding in Alloshe, Goba District, Bale Highlands, Ethiopia D. Abate

More information

NORTHEAST SYRIA: KEY DEVELOPMENTS AND OVERVIEW

NORTHEAST SYRIA: KEY DEVELOPMENTS AND OVERVIEW SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE Cash-Based Responses Technical Working Group Snapshot: 1-24 July 18 INTRODUCTION KEY DEVELOPMENTS To inform humanitarian cash programming, REACH and the Cash-Based Responses

More information

National Drought Management Authority LAMU COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JANUARY 2016

National Drought Management Authority LAMU COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JANUARY 2016 National Drought Management Authority LAMU COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JANUARY 2016 January EW PHASE Early Warning Phase Classification Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical

More information

YEMEN PLAN OF ACTION. Towards Resilient and Sustainable Livelihoods for Agriculture and Food and Nutrition Security SUMMARY

YEMEN PLAN OF ACTION. Towards Resilient and Sustainable Livelihoods for Agriculture and Food and Nutrition Security SUMMARY YEMEN PLAN OF ACTION Towards Resilient and Sustainable Livelihoods for Agriculture and Food and Nutrition Security 2014 2018 SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Yemen, one of the least developed countries in the world,

More information

National Drought Management Authority

National Drought Management Authority National Drought Management Authority KWALE COUNTY EWS DROUGHT MONITORING BULLETIN: MARCH 2014 KWALE COUNTY LIVELIHOOD ZONES KWALE COUNTY LIVELIHOOD ZONES LIVELIHOOD ZONE WARNING STAGES WARNING STAGE TREND

More information

The New Face of Hunger

The New Face of Hunger The New Face of Hunger Josette Sheeran Executive Director, World Food Programme a revolution in food aid Not your grandmother s food aid : WFP is transforming the way it does business Needs assessments

More information

Crop Monitoring for Food Security from Space

Crop Monitoring for Food Security from Space San Diego, 18-22 February 2010 AAAS Annual Meeting 1 Crop Monitoring for Food Security from Space Felix Rembold Joint Research Centre (JRC) The European Commission s Research-Based Policy Support Organisation

More information

ZIMBABWE mvam Bulletin #11: June 2017

ZIMBABWE mvam Bulletin #11: June 2017 Humanitarian assistance is scaled back as food security improves Key points: Beneficiary households relying on food assistance were using negative coping strategies more frequently than non-beneficiary

More information

Eastern and Southern Sudan

Eastern and Southern Sudan Eastern and Southern Sudan Food Security Monitoring, November % of surveyed IDPS and refugees were food insecure in East- and Southern Sudan % of South Sudanese in White Nile, South Kordofan, and Blue

More information

DARFUR FOOD SECURITY MONITORING

DARFUR FOOD SECURITY MONITORING DARFUR FOOD SECURITY MONITORING WEST DARFUR ROUND 6 May 2010 Highlights The sixth round was carried out at the beginning of the lean season when household food stocks are thought to be depleted and market

More information

SUBREGIONAL STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN

SUBREGIONAL STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN SUBREGIONAL STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN Resilient Livelihoods for Agriculture and Food and Nutrition Security in Areas Affected by the Syria Crisis SUMMARY I INTRODUCTION The Food and Agriculture Organization

More information

OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER MINISTRY OF STATE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERN KENYA AND OTHER ARID LANDS ARID LANDS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT II

OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER MINISTRY OF STATE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERN KENYA AND OTHER ARID LANDS ARID LANDS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT II OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER MINISTRY OF STATE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERN KENYA AND OTHER ARID LANDS ARID LANDS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT II DROUGHT MONITORING BULLETIN, DECEMBER 29 Garissa District

More information

MALAWI Food Security Outlook October 2015 to March The start of humanitarian assistance is uncertain and high food prices prevail

MALAWI Food Security Outlook October 2015 to March The start of humanitarian assistance is uncertain and high food prices prevail MALAWI Food Security Outlook October 2015 to March 2015 KEY MESSAGES The start of humanitarian assistance is uncertain and high food prices prevail Between January and March, an estimated 2.5 million people

More information

FOOD SECURITY MONITORING, TAJIKISTAN

FOOD SECURITY MONITORING, TAJIKISTAN Fighting Hunger Worldwide BULLETIN July 2017 ISSUE 19 Tajikistan Food Security Monitoring FOOD SECURITY MONITORING, TAJIKISTAN July 2017 - ISSUE 19 Fighting Hunger Worldwide BULLETIN July 2017 ISSUE 19

More information

National Drought Management Authority MOYALE SUB COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JANUARY 2016

National Drought Management Authority MOYALE SUB COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR JANUARY 2016 Hgh Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall report: 1.1 mm was received in Moyale Town which is normal at this period of the year. Vegetation condition; pasture and

More information

National Drought Management Authority NAROK COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR MARCH 2017

National Drought Management Authority NAROK COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR MARCH 2017 National Drought Management Authority NAROK COUNTY DROUGHT EARLY WARNING BULLETIN FOR MARCH 2017 MARCH EW PHASE Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: Other than Kilgoris

More information

SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE

SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE SYRIA MARKET MONITORING EXERCISE Cash-Based Responses Technical Working Group Snapshot: 14-21 May 18 INTRODUCTION KEY DEVELOPMENTS To inform humanitarian cash programming, REACH and the Cash-Based Responses

More information

Gedo Region. Post Gu August Information for Better Livelihoods. Technical Partner. Donors EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Gedo Region. Post Gu August Information for Better Livelihoods. Technical Partner. Donors EUROPEAN COMMISSION Post Gu 2012 Information for Better Livelihoods 22 August 2012 Gedo Region Technical Partner Donors EUROPEAN COMMISSION Swiss Agency for Development and CooperaDon SDC Gu 2012 Seasonal Assessment Coverage

More information

Main Findings. WFP Food Security Monitoring System (FSMS) Kassala State. Round 3 (February 2011)

Main Findings. WFP Food Security Monitoring System (FSMS) Kassala State. Round 3 (February 2011) WFP Security Monitoring System (FSMS) Round 3 (February 011) Kassala State Main Findings All of the 16 planned sentinel sites were covered in February 011. Data collection was carried out in mid February

More information

Food Security and Nutrition Monitoring Bulletin

Food Security and Nutrition Monitoring Bulletin South Sudan Food Security and Nutrition Monitoring Bulletin Round 20 Photo: WFP/Lara Atanasijevic December 2017 Data collected in July-August 2017 This is an output from collaborative activity of WFP,

More information

National Drought Management Authority TAITA TAVETA COUNTY

National Drought Management Authority TAITA TAVETA COUNTY National Drought Management Authority TAITA TAVETA COUNTY DROUGHT MONITORING AND EARLY WARNING BULLETIN - DECEMBER 2013 Livelihood Map Livelihood Zone Warning Stages Warning Stage Trend Mixed Farming:

More information

NORTHERN GHANA FOOD SECURITY

NORTHERN GHANA FOOD SECURITY NORTHERN GHANA FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION MONITORING SYSTEM MONTHLY BULLETIN April 2012 Regional Highlights Northern region Food security conditions in the region are increasingly constrained by decreasing

More information

D. Abate 1, B. Tasswe 1, A. Zeleke 1, A. Kedu 1 and J. Wamatu 2. International Center for Research in Dry Areas

D. Abate 1, B. Tasswe 1, A. Zeleke 1, A. Kedu 1 and J. Wamatu 2. International Center for Research in Dry Areas Characterization of the farming and livestock production systems and the potential to enhance livestock productivity through improved feeding in Nake, Gasera District, Bale Highlands, Ethiopia D. Abate

More information

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RESIDENT/HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR ON THE USE OF CERF GRANTS. Reporting Period 1 January December 2009

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RESIDENT/HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR ON THE USE OF CERF GRANTS. Reporting Period 1 January December 2009 Country ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RESIDENT/HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR ON THE USE OF CERF GRANTS Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator Syria Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed Reporting Period 1 January 2009 31 December 2009

More information

Report for Congress. Iraq's Economy: Past, Present, Future. June 3, Jonathan E. Sanford Coordinator Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division

Report for Congress. Iraq's Economy: Past, Present, Future. June 3, Jonathan E. Sanford Coordinator Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Order Code RL31944 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq's Economy: Past, Present, Future June 3, 2003 Jonathan E. Sanford Coordinator Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional

More information

Producer Price Index Agriculture (PPI-A) Fourth quarter 2007 (Base period year 2002 = 100) 2.1 Structure of the PPI-A (Base period: 2002=100)

Producer Price Index Agriculture (PPI-A) Fourth quarter 2007 (Base period year 2002 = 100) 2.1 Structure of the PPI-A (Base period: 2002=100) Producer Price Index Agriculture (PPI-A) Fourth quarter 2007 (Base period year 2002 = 100) 1. Introduction The Producer Price Index-Agriculture (PPI-A) gives a measure of the average change in the selling

More information