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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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III. AVAILABILITY OF BASIC FOODS
1. Impact of Hurricane Mitch
2. Damage inflicted on the farming sector by Hurricane Mitch
3. Trends in food production
4. Food imports and exports
1. Impact of Hurricane Mitch on regional markets
2. Food balances
3. Analysis of farm credit
4. Trends in prices of basic grains
1. Trends in food basket and its cost
2. Overall poverty situation
3. Composition of households in the region
4. Mechanisms for disaster prevention and relief
5. The international community and emergency aid
6. Impact on internal and external migration
7. National policies on food security
VI. BIOLOGICAL UTILIZATION OF FOODS
1. Importance of cereals to dietary intake
2. Habits and customs
3. Malnutrition
4. Deficiencies in micronutrients
VII. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
VIII. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY COUNTRY
Appendix 1: Tropical cyclones
Appendix 2: Responsible and collaborators to this study
Annex 1. INFLATION RATES OF COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY HURRICANE MITCH
Annex 2. TRADE BALANCES OF COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY MITCH (Millions of Dollars)
Annex 3. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY HURRICANE MITCH - By sector of economic activity, 1994 - 1999 (Figures in millions of dollars)
Annex 4. Population Growth In thousands of inhabitants
Annex 5. Rate of under-employment, Period 1994 -2000 (in %)
Annex 6. TRENDS IN PRODUCTION OF BASIC GRAINS - Agricultural cycles 1994/95-1999/00 (Thousands of tonnes)
Annex 7. TRENDS IN BASIC-GRAINS SOWING AREAS - Agricultural cycles 1994/95-1999/00 (Thousands of Hectares)
Annex 8. Trends in yields of basic grains - Agricultural cycles 1994/95-1999/00
Annex 9. TRENDS IN MEAT PRODUCTION 1994-1999
Annex 10. Trends in agro-industrial production 1994-1999
Annex 11. Trends in Food Imports - Cereals 1994-1999 - In Thousands of Tonnes
Annex 12. Trends in Food Exports 1994-1999
Annex 13. Employment & Per-capita Wage, per Activity Sector 1994-1999
Annex 14. Cost of Food Basket, Basic Food Basket and Basic Basket - December 1994-December 1999
Annex 15. Annual per capita availability of foods - 1994-1999
Annex 16. Food Balance for Basic Grains - 1999 (in thousands of tonnes)
Annex 17. Trends in maize price (In dollars/quintal)
Annex 18. Trends in Farm Credit
Annex 19. National Migration Figures Showing Impact of Mitch - 1994/1999
Annex 20. Population Affected by Hurricane Mitch (People)