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Food Security and humanitarian implications in West Africa and the Sahel - FAO/WFP Joint Note, October 2013

Tags: Crisis in the Sahel, Sahel, Western Africa, Central Africa, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cameroon, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, UN Rome-based food agencies, FAO-WFP,
Food Security and humanitarian implications in West Africa and the Sahel - FAO/WFP Joint Note, October 2013
Oct 2013

Highlights:

  • Average agricultural production levels are expected in the Sahel and West Africa, except in some localized areas
  • The resurgence of locusts in Mauritania requires reinforcement of monitoring and treatment systems
  • The commercial crisis of cashew nut in Guinea Bissau caused a deterioration on household food security
Download: FAO/WFP Joint Note, October 2013FAO/WFP Joint Note, October 2013

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