In June-July 2013, the FSNAU in collaboration with regional governments and several partner agencies carried out food security and nutrition assessments across Somalia. The purpose of the assessment was to gather information required for food security and nutrition situation analysis for rural [...]

Until the end of September most of the areas analyzed are in Phase 1 (Minimal). This is because the harvest of the first cycle is recent and most households have a maize stock. The sale of a part of the reserve and the different employment opportunities, especially the ones related to the last cycl [...]

The spring harvests, which are taking place successively in some livelihood zones, have provided households with their own production for consumption and sale. However, in poor and very poor households in dry areas (dry farming and fishing areas, plateau agro-pastoral areas, dry agropastoral areas), [...]

According to the analysis of Acute food insecurity the country has been classified at IPC Phases 1 (Minimal), 2 (Stressed), 3 (Crisis), (IPC Phase 4 Emergency was found in two localities in North Darfur State: besides North Darfur it was found in Red Sea, Blue Nile and white Nile).  There is an im [...]

Food security is largely rainfall dependent in Kenya. This makes the assessment of the performance of the bimodal nature of rainfall on crops and livestock of great importance. Basically, Kenya can be divided into two broad - the Arid and Semi-Arid (ASAL) zone and a Medium- to High-potential croppin [...]

This analysis covers 13 coastal districts of Bangladesh. These districts are similar in agro ecological, socioeconomic and disaster vulnerabilities. Of the 13 districts 8 districts in the south western coastal belt were also analyzed in the pilot phase of IPC (Dec 2012). From the current analysis, i [...]

The current IPC outlook map for South Sudan shows improved food security conditions, as compared to same period last year (2012). About 46% of the population is estimated to be in minimal or none food insecurity situation (IPC Phase 1); while about 36% is in stress conditions (IPC Phase 2). About 30 [...]

Matabeleland North and South are currently in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis), while the rest of the country's food security situation is under Stress (IPC Phase 2). Agriculture is a key livelihoods activity for the majority of Zimbabwe’s rural population. Mainly because of the poor rainfall season quality, [...]

Among other primary needs, food security in the Central African Republic depends on subsistence agriculture (cassava, maize, groundnuts, sorghum, millet), cash crops (coffee, citrus, cotton), livestock, mining (diamond and gold) And picking along livelihood zones. The war of the "Selka" coalition, w [...]

1.2 percent of the population is in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) with food consumption gaps, high GAM rates, and are marginally able to meet their minimum food needs through accelerated depletion of assets. These include the poor and destitute households in Karamoja and Acholi regions, those affected and di [...]