FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops and Shortages No.1, February 2005

AFFECTED COUNTRIES 1/

COUNTRIES FACING FOOD EMERGENCIES (total: 42 countries)

AFRICA (28 countries)

ASIA/NEAR EAST (8 countries)

LATIN AMERICA (5 countries)

EUROPE (1 country)

COUNTRIES WITH UNFAVOURABLE PROSPECTS FOR CURRENT CROPS

PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF LOCALIZED OR EXPORTABLE SURPLUSES REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE

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 [*]. 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 publications of the print version – are available from the GIEWS website : http://www.fao.org/giews/ in the GIEWS Workstation.