FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops and Shortages No.1, February 2004

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AFFECTED COUNTRIES1/

COUNTRIES REQUIRING EXCEPTIONAL EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE (total: 38 countries)

AFRICA (24 countries)

Region/CountryReason for emergency
AngolaReturnees
Burundi*Civil strife, IDPs
Cape VerdeDrought
Central Afr. Rep.Civil strife
Congo, Dem.Rep.*Civil strife, IDPs and refugees
Congo Rep. ofCivil strife, IDPs
C�te d�IvoireCivil strife, IDPs
Eritrea*Drought, IDPs, returnees
Ethiopia*Drought in parts, IDPs
Guinea*IDPs and refugees
KenyaDrought in parts
Lesotho*Drought
Liberia*Civil strife, IDPs
MadagascarDrought in southern parts
MauritaniaDrought
MalawiDrought in parts
MozambiqueDrought in southern parts
Sierra Leone*Civil strife, IDPs
Somalia*Civil strife, drought in parts
Sudan*Civil strife, drought in parts
SwazilandDrought in parts
Tanzania, U.R.Drought in parts, refugees
UgandaCivil strife, IDPs, drought in parts
Zimbabwe*Drought in parts, economic disruption

ASIA (7 countries)

Region/CountryReason for emergency
Afghanistan*Effects of recent drought and civil strife
Georgia*Structural problems and input shortages
Iraq*Recent war, shortage of inputs
Korea, DPR*Adverse weather, economic constraints
Mongolia*Harsh winters, economic constraints
Tajikistan*Effects of recent drought and structural shocks
Timor-LesteDrought, flooding

LATIN AMERICA (5 countries)

Region/CountryReason for emergency
El Salvador*Effects of adverse weather and economic shocks
Guatemala*Effects of adverse weather and economic shocks
Haiti*Civil strife, flooding
Honduras*Effects of adverse weather and economic shocks
Nicaragua*Effects of adverse weather and economic shocks

EUROPE (2 countries)

Region/CountryReason for emergency
Russian Federation
(Chechnya)
Civil strife
Serbia & Montenegro*Refugees

COUNTRIES WITH UNFAVOURABLE PROSPECTS FOR CURRENT CROPS

CountryMain contributing factor
KenyaInadequate rainfall
Lesotho*Drought
South AfricaDrought
Sri LankaDrought
SwazilandDrought
Tanzania, U.R.Dry weather

PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF LOCALIZED OR EXPORTABLE SURPLUSES

REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE:

Afghanistan, Sudan, Ethiopia

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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 boldface, and those affected or threatened by successive poor crops or food shortages are marked with an asterisk [*]. This updates information on food emergencies in the November issue of Food Outlook.


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