An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Assessment Mission visited Eritrea from 15 November to 3 December 2004 to estimate the 2004 main season harvest, assess the overall food supply situation and forecast import requirements for 2005, including food assistance needs.

The GIEWS Updates are issued by FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) from mid-2004. The updates focus on developing anomalous conditions aimed at providing early warnings, as well as latest and more elaborate information than other GIEWS regular reports on the food security situation of countries, at both national and sub-national levels.

Une mission FAO/PAM d’évaluation des récoltes et des disponibilités alimentaires s’est rendue en Haïti du 4 au 22 octobre 2004 pour estimer la production céréalière de 2004 ainsi que les besoins d’importations céréalières pour la campagne de commercialisation (juillet/juin). Des responsables du Ministère de l’agriculture ont prêté leur concours à la Mission dans la capitale et sur le terrain. En particulier, l’organisme national chargé de la sécurité alimentaire, à savoir...

Une Mission conjointe FAO/CILSS d’évaluation des récoltes et des disponibilités alimentaires a séjourné au Cap-Vert du 25 octobre au 3 novembre 2004. La mission a travaillé en collaboration avec les différents services nationaux concernés par le suivi de la campagne agricole à l'occasion d’une séance de travail avec le GTP en vue de valider les informations relatives à la campagne agricole.

La mission conjointe FAO/CILSS d’évaluation des récoltes et des disponibilités alimentaires 2004 au Burkina Faso s’est déroulée du 18 au 23 octobre 2004. Elle a été précédée d’une mission préparatoire FAO/PAM/FEWS-NET du 11 au 17 octobre 2004, qui s’est penchée sur l’impact de l’invasion acridienne et de la sécheresse sur la situation des cultures et de l’élevage, principalement dans la région du Sahel, durement affectée par ces deux chocs, ainsi...

This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions that took place during the International Seminar on Producing and Exporting Organic Fruit and Vegetables in Asia that was held in Bangkok, Thailand, in November 2003. It describes the market situation and outlook for organic horticultural products, the opportunities offered by the main import markets (North America, the European Union and Japan) and their import requirements. The publication examines the ways in which...

Measuring the impacts of import surges is a difficult task, but simple case studies illustrate some of the fundamental issues. From the two case studies examined in this paper, it was found that the impacts vary markedly in different settings and for different commodities. Thus, for example, while the negative impact on Senegal’s broiler industry came out clearly, import surges were not an issue in the case of dairy products....

This report is meant to contribute to the continuing debate related to small states and their agriculture sectors in the multilateral trade framework. It looks at the specific challenges faced by small states and the importance of non-reciprocal preferences. It is felt that a clearer understanding of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) agricultural economies and trade and the often obscure effects of trade preferences on SIDS economic development is vital...

Sri Lanka, especially in the dry-zone areas, has experienced a prolonged drought stemming from reduced rainfall levels since the beginning of the 2003/04 Maha season from September 2003. Following a request of the Government of Sri Lanka, a FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited the country from 7 to 24 March 2004 to assess the 2003/04 Maha harvest and to forecast 2004 Yala production in order to...

World cereal output in 2004 is estimated by FAO at a record 2 042 million tonnes, substantially more than the forecast in September and 8.4 percent up from 2003. Cereal production is forecast to exceed utilization in 2004/05, which would lead to an increase in stocks for the first time in five years. World cereal utilization in 2004/05 is forecast to rise by 2.4 percent from the previous season. Most of...