FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages No.4, September 2002 - Page 2

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AFFECTED COUNTRIES1/

COUNTRIES FACING EXCEPTIONAL FOOD EMERGENCIES (Total: 32 countries)

Country/Region Reason for Emergency

AFRICA (21 countries)
Angola* Internally displaced persons (IDPs)
Burundi* Civil strife , IDPs
Congo, Dem.Rep.* Civil strife, IDPs and refugees
Congo Rep. of* Civil strife
Eritrea* IDPs, returnees and drought in parts
Ethiopia* Drought in parts, IDPs
Guinea IDPs and refugees
Kenya* Drought in parts
Lesotho Adverse weather
Liberia* Civil strife, IDPs
Malawi Adverse weather
Mauritania Irrigation water shortages
Mozambique Drought in parts
Sierra Leone* Civil strife, IDPs
Somalia* Drought, civil strife
Sudan* Civil strife in the south, drought in parts
Swaziland Drought in parts
Tanzania Drought in parts, refugees
Uganda Civil strife, IDPs
Zambia Drought in parts
Zimbabwe* Drought, economic problems

ASIA (6 countries)
Afghanistan* Drought, war
Georgia Drought
Iraq* Shortage of inputs, drought
Korea, DPR* Adverse weather, economic constraints
Mongolia* Harsh winters, drought
Tajikistan* Irrigation water shortages

LATIN AMERICA (3 countries)
El Salvador Drought, earthquakes, international coffee crisis
Guatemala International coffee crisis
Nicaragua International coffee crisis

EUROPE (2 countries)
Russian Federation
(Chechyna) 		Civil strife
F.Rep. Yugoslavia
(Serbia & Montenegro) 		Refugees

COUNTRIES WITH UNFAVOURABLE PROSPECTS FOR CURRENT CROPS

Country Harvest date Main contributory factors
Cape Verde October/November Dry weather
Georgia June/August Unfavourable weather
Mauritania October/November Dry weather
Mongolia* September Drought
Papua New Guinea December/January Drought
Senegal October/November Dry weather
Tajikistan* June/August Irrigation water shortages
The Gambia October/November Dry weather

PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF LOCALIZED 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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