Part I focuses on the persisting food supply difficulties in eastern Africa and the Great Lakes region, where El Niño-related weather anomalies have aggravated the already precarious food situation. It also calls attention to potential food production problems in Sierra Leone, should fighting spill over into the rural areas at the start of the growing season in April/May.
Part II contains an assessment of crop prospects and the food supply situation by sub-region, giving the latest estimates of cereal import and food aid requirements of all four sub-regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
Part III presents the latest analysis and information on crop prospects
and the food supply situation and outlook in each country. The information on
food aid pledges, including triangular transactions and local purchases, and
on expected arrivals, is based on data transmitted to the GIEWS as of early
March 1998 by the following donors: Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark,
EC, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United
Kingdom, United States as well as the World Food Programme. For other donors,
data are based on field reports from various sources (see Tables
6 and 7).
Since conditions can change rapidly, and published information may not always represent the most up-to-date basis for action, further enquiries or corrections should be directed to Mr. Abdur Rashid, Chief, Global Information and Early Warning Service (ESCG), FAO, Rome (Fax: 039-6-5705-4495, E-mail INTERNET: [email protected]). |