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Sudan

Darfur Food Security Monitoring: North Darfur Round 2 - May 2009

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Highlights

- May is the pre lean season, when food stocks at household level begin to decrease and much of agricultural related income opportunities shrink.

- The food security status of IDP communities has seen a significant shift from food secure to moderately food insecure. The same pattern is also observed in mixed and resident communities.

- Income levels have declined in all community types, significantly so for IDPs in camps and residents.

- The food consumption score (FCS) in May shows no significant change in relation to the first round in most of the sites.

- All locations have a mean MUAC results above the Ministry of Health's threshold of 22.5cm.