The current analysis period coincides with the small lean period from April to May, between the two main harvests of Burundi’s crop seasons A and B. Thus, over the current analysis period (April-May 2022), 1.18 million people (10%) are classified as in Crisis (IPC Phase 3 or above), and 3.1 million (26% of the analysed population) are in Stress (IPC Phase 2).

With the upcoming harvest of major crop season B, from June to September 2022, the highly food insecure population (IPC Phase 3 or above) is likely to decrease.  Despite the impact of major shocks (Ukrainian crisis and fuel shortages), the population in IPC Phase 3 or above is expected to decrease to 646,000 people (5% of the total population), a decrease of nearly 50% from the current period.

• Provide direct food assistance in kind and/or cash to populations classified as IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) to avoid probable nutritional deterioration and protect fragile livelihoods.
• Support vulnerable households that will not benefit from the 2022B growing season's crops. Enable them to make up for it in the 2022C growing season through the provision of market gardening inputs, complementing this assistance with other livelihood restoration activities (income-generating activities, small-scale livestock raising, etc.) and targeting households that suffered from climatic hazards during the last growing season as a priority.
• Provide assistance to repatriates and other returnees for their economic reintegration.