Special Report - FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to Lao People's Democratic Republic

Year of publication2011

AuthorFAO

PublisherFAO

Other entities involvedWFP

AbstractPrompted by concerns about a very weak start to the rainy season in parts of Lao PDR (and in much of the surrounding region) which was then followed by excessive rainfall and flooding in several areas later in the season, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) requested a joint FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to evaluate the 2010 main paddy crop, forecast the 2011 irrigated crop and assess the overall food situation, import requirements and food aid needs, if any, for the 2010/11 marketing year (January/December). The last such mission had taken place in 2001, following serious regional flooding.

 

Product typeBook (stand-alone)

SeriesGIEWS - Special Reports

CountryLao People's Democratic Republic

RegionAsia and the Pacific

Areas of workGlobal Information and Early Warning System

KeywordsFood crops; crop monitoring; crop production; food supply; food security; conflicts; pandemics; early warning systems; Lao