Region/Country | Reason for emergency |
Russian Federation (Chechnya) | Civil strife |
COUNTRIES WITH UNFAVOURABLE PROSPECTS FOR CURRENT CROPS
Country | Main contributing factor |
Angola | Adverse weather, returnees |
Bangladesh | Floods |
Cape Verde | Desert locusts, drought |
Chad | Refugees |
Cuba | Flooding |
Eritrea* | Erratic rainfall, input shortages |
Ethiopia* | Erratic rainfall |
Kenya* | Erratic rainfall |
Lesotho* | Drought |
Malawi* | Drought |
Mali | Desert locusts |
Mauritania | Desert Locusts |
Mongolia* | Drought |
Somalia* | Drought, civil strife |
Sri Lanka | Drought |
Sudan* | Adverse weather, civil strife |
Swaziland* | Drought |
Zimbabwe* | Economic crisis |
PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF LOCALIZED OR EXPORTABLE SURPLUSES REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE:
Afghanistan
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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 thoseaffected 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 food emergencies.
Please note that the country reports � as updated between publication of the print version � are available from the GIEWS website: http://www.fao.org/giews/ in the GIEWS Workstation.