Afghanistan* |
May/June |
Adverse weather, civil strife |
Bolivia |
April/May |
Floods |
India |
March/Apr. |
Drought |
Iraq* |
May/June |
Erratic rainfall, shortage of inputs |
Jordan |
March/Apr. |
Erratic rainfall |
Pakistan |
Apr./May |
Drought |
Tajikistan* |
Jun./Sept. |
Shortage of seed, economic constraints |
F.Rep. Yugoslavia* |
July/Oct. |
Drought and shortage of inputs |
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1/ Both here and in the text, countries with unfavourable prospects for current crop and/or uncovered shortfalls are marked in bold and those affected or threatened by successive poor crops or food shortages are marked with an asterisk (*). Definitions can be found on the Contents page.
2/ Country requiring external assistance for purchase and distribution of localized surpluses to deficit areas.