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AFFECTED COUNTRIES1/

UNFAVOURABLE PROSPECTS FOR CURRENT CROPS 2/

Country 
Harvest date 
Main contributory factors
Bolivia  Mar./May  Reduced plantings, adverse weather
Botswana  Apr./June  Insufficient rains
Colombia  July/Sept.  Reduced plantings, adverse weather 
Congo, Dem.Rep.of  June/July  Civil disturbances in the east
Cook Islands  Apr./June  Drought
Cuba  Mar./July  Reduced plantings, adverse weather, shortages of inputs
Ecuador  Apr./Aug.  Adverse weather, reduced plantings
Georgia  June/Aug.  High winds
Guyana  Apr./May  Drought, reduced plantings
Indonesia  Mar./May  Drought
Jamaica  May/Aug.  Adverse weather
Lesotho  Apr./June  Adverse weather, reduced plantings
Madagascar  Apr./July  Locust infestation
Namibia  Àpr./June  Insufficient rains
Papua New Guinea  Mar./June  Drought
Peru  Apr. /July  Adverse weather, reduced plantings
Philippines  May./June  Drought
Sierra Leone*  Sept./Dec.  Civil strife
Solomon Islands  Apr./June  Drought
Suriname  Apr./May  Drought, reduced plantings
Thailand  June/July  Drought
Zimbabwe  Apr./May  Adverse weather, reduced plantings

SHORTFALLS IN FOOD SUPPLIES IN CURRENT MARKETING YEAR REQUIRING EXCEPTIONAL AND/OR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE (Total: 38 countries)

  • AFRICA:
  • ASIA:
  • CENTRAL AMERICA:
  • COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES:
  • EUROPE:
  • OCEANIA:

    • DISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL AND/OR EXPORTABLE SURPLUSES REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE:


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    1/ New countries included in this report compared to the last report, are underlined on this page; 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 bad crops or food shortages are marked with an asterisk (*). Definitions can be found on the Contents page.
    2/ Main crop unless otherwise indicated.

    DEFINITIONS:

    "Unfavourable Prospects for Current Crops": Refer to prospects of a shortfall in production of current crops as a result of a reduction of the area planted and/or adverse weather conditions, plant pests, diseases and other calamities which indicate a need for close monitoring of the crops for the remainder of the growing season.

    "Shortfalls in Food Supplies in Current Marketing Year Requiring Exceptional External Assistance": Refer to an exceptional shortfall in aggregate supplies or a localized deficit as a result of crop failures, natural disasters, interruption of imports, disruption of distribution, excessive post-harvest losses, other supply bottlenecks and/or an increased demand for food arising from population movements within the country or an influx of refugees. In the case of an exceptional shortfall in aggregate food supplies, exceptional and/or emergency food aid may be required to cover all or part of the deficit.


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