In August-September 2016, an estimated 4.4 million (37% of the total population) people are classified as severely food insecure. Compared to August-Septmber 2015, an additional 13% of the population has slipped into Crisis, Emergency and Catastrophe food insecurity during a period that is seasonall [...]

The Post Gu seasonal food security and Nutrition assessment reports that approximately 1 096 000 people face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and 43 000 more people will be in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) across Somalia through December 2016 according to the latest findings from a countrywide seasonal assessment. A [...]

The analysis was carrried out on livelihood zones. All the analyzed areas were classified in IPC Phase 2 (stress), except for 3 areas which face minimum food insecurity (IPC Phase 1), namely: HT04-irrigation areas (rice zone of Artibonite); HT05-Banana (banana production area); and HT03 Plateau area [...]

All departments were classified as "Stressed" (IPC Phase 2) except for the Central Department where food insecurity is minimal (IPC Phase 1). This departmental classification conceals more serious realities than Phase 2 in certain communes or population groups. For example, in the agro-pastoral zone [...]

NOTE: the following text and attached document are extracted from the Kenya Long Rains Season Assessment - September 2015 The 2015 long rains assessment has established that about 1.1 million people are acutely food insecure. The food insecure populations are mainly in the northwest and northeast p [...]

More than 20% of households in the south and central provinces of the country, except Maputo province and city, Nampula, Niassa and Cabo Delgado are classified in IPC Phase 3 (crisis) requiring urgent assistance to protect their livelihoods and alleviating deficit of food consumption as well as, i [...]

Key outcomes for most affected areas About 39 per cent of the total population in the Balaka, Blantyre, Chikhwawa, Mulanje, Neno, Nsanje, Ntcheu, Phalombe and Thyolo districts have food gaps ranging from 3 to 8 months in the 2012/13 consumption year. Livelihood Change: “Poor” and some “Middl [...]

The IPC Analysis classified 2 provinces as falling under IPC Acute Phase 1, 12 provinces in IPC Phase 2, 9 provinces in Phase 3 and 2 provinces in Phase 4. The areas depicting high levels of acute food insecurity problems are mainly located in Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula), in ARMM (Autonomous Re [...]

In the period from April-June 2016, the country experienced a late start of rains, which then influenced a reduction in the area planted to most crops. The early planted crops were affected by a prolonged mid-season dry spell (December 2015 to January 2016). This was further compounded by high tempe [...]

Out of the 10 districts analyzed during the period from June to November 2016, 5 districts (Barguna, Barisal, Patuakhali, Madaripur and Jessore) are classified as Stressed (IPC Phase 2), 5 districts (Bagerhat, Jhalokati, Bhola, Pirojpur and Satkhira) are in Crisis (IPC Phase 3). According to this a [...]