FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages No.2, April 2002 - Page 2

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AFFECTED COUNTRIES (total: 34 countries)1/

COUNTRIES FACING EXCEPTIONAL FOOD EMERGENCIES

Country/Region Reason for Emergency

AFRICA (21 countries)
Angola* Civil strife, population displacement
Burundi* Civil strife and insecurity
Congo, Dem.Rep.* Civil strife, IDPs and refugees
Congo, Rep.of * Civil strife
Eritrea* IDPs, returnees and drought
Ethiopia* Drought, IDPs
Guinea IDPs and refugees
Kenya* Drought
Lesotho Drought in parts
Liberia* Civil strife, population displacement
Malawi Drought in parts
Mauritania Poor harvest
Mozambique Drought in parts
Sierra Leone* Civil strife, population displacement
Somalia* Drought, civil strife
Sudan* Civil strife in the south, drought in parts
Swaziland Drought in parts
Tanzania Localized food deficits, refugees
Uganda Civil strife in parts, IDPs
Zambia Excessive rains, floods
Zimbabwe* Drought in parts

ASIA (9 countries)
Afghanistan* Drought, war
Armenia* Drought, economic constraints
Georgia* Drought, economic constraints
Iraq* Sanctions, drought
Jordan Successive droughts
Korea, DPR* Adverse weather, economic problems
Mongolia* Harsh winter, economic problems
Tajikistan* Drought, water shortages
Uzbekistan* Drought and water shortages

LATIN AMERICA (2 countries)
El Salvador Drought, earthquakes
Guatemala Drought, economic problems

EUROPE (2 countries)
Russian Federation
(Chechyna) 		Civil strife, vulnerable groups
F.Rep. Yugoslavia*
(Serbia & Montenegro) 		Vulnerable groups and refugees

COUNTRIES WITH UNFAVOURABLE PROSPECTS FOR CURRENT CROPS

Country Harvest date Main contributory factors
Afghanistan* May/July Conflict, shortage of inputs, unfavourable weather
Algeria June/August Inadequate rains
Argentina Mar./June Excessive rains
China May/June Drought at planting
Iraq* May/June Shortage of inputs
Morocco May/July Inadequate rains
Tunisia May/June Inadequate rains

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

- Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sudan

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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.

Note: The maps on the front cover indicate countries with unfavourable crop prospects and/or those facing exceptional food emergencies.

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