Lesotho is a small mountainous kingdom landlocked by the Republic of South Africa. The total population in 2020 was projected to be 2.1 million people, of which 7.5 per cent are people aged 60 years...
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Evaluation of Asset Creation and Public Works Activities in Lesotho 2015-2019 (Final) - Decentralized Evaluation Report
Executive Summary 1. This activity evaluation of “Asset Creation and Public Works Activities in Lesotho 2015-2019” was commissioned by the Ministry of Forestry, Range, and Soil Conservation (MFRSC)...
Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis Report - June 2017
1 INTRODUCTION The Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment Committee (LVAC) was established in 2002. It is a government led multidisciplinary committee within the Office of the Prime Minister- Disaster...
Lesotho mVAM Bulletin #14: July 2017 - Use of negative coping strategies falls among households producing their own food
Key points: Food prices remain stable Households in the south are under more stress than those in the north The use of some food-related negative coping strategies has fallen in rural areas Fewer...
Lesotho mVAM Bulletin #13: June 2017 - Cereal prices remain stable
Key points: Mountain and southern districts remain worse off than northern areas Use of negative coping strategies is lower among households who buy food compared to those who produce their own food ...
Lesotho mVAM Bulletin #12: May 2017 - Food consumption slightly deteriorates across Lesotho
Key points: Use of negative coping strategies was stable in April There was a 5 percent increase in households with poor food consumption Maize meal was 22 percent cheaper than the same time last...
Lesotho mVAM Bulletin #11: April 2017 - Households in rural areas are worse off than those in towns
Key points: The use of food-related coping strategies falls in March Households are engaging more frequently in at least one livelihood coping strategy Maize meal prices continue to fall, reaching 9...
Lesotho mVAM Bulletin #10: March 2017 - Prices of staple foods are lower than this time last year
Key points: 8 percentage point reduction in households reporting poor food consumption between January and February Negative coping strategy levels remain stable since January Price of maize meal is...
Lesotho mVAM Bulletin #9: February 2017 - Stable consumption and lower negative coping signal improving food security
Key points: Households resorted less to negative coping strategies in January than in December Rural households are using livelihoods coping strategies more than urban households Purchasing power is...
Lesotho mVAM Bulletin #8: January 2017 - Food insecurity persists
Key Points Over half of rural households continue to use the most severe negative coping strategies Over two thirds of socio-economically worst-off households are buying food on credit A little over...
Lesotho mVAM Bulletin #7: December 2016 - High food insecurity in southern and mountain districts
Key points Higher use of negative livelihoods coping strategies among households headed by women Twice as many rural households have poor food consumption than urban households Food insecurity...
Lesotho mVAM Bulletin #6: November 2016 - Maize meal and wheat flour prices remain stable
Key points: The average prices for maize meal and wheat flour remained stable over September and October Prices for pulses were also stable in October in most districts. Households are relying more...
Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis Report; Update of Rural Assessment - November, 2016
1 INTRODUCTION The Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment Committee (LVAC) was established in 2002. It is a government led multi-disciplinary committee within the Office of the Prime Minister- Disaster...
Lesotho mVAM Bulletin #5: October 2016 - Maize meal prices slightly decreased in September
Key points: The average price for maize meal fell by 2 percent in September; wheat flour prices remained stable. Despite the fall, maize prices are still higher than the five-year average and the...
Lesotho mVAM Bulletin #4: September 2016 - Maize meal prices slightly decreased in August
Key points: National maize meal prices have fallen by 2 percent, but wheat flour prices are stable Maize meal and wheat flour are more expensive in rural areas than in urban zones Pulses were...
Seed Security Assessment – Lesotho 2016: Response to the drought effects related to El Niño
Executive Summary The FAO conducted a Seed Security Assessment in the four agro-ecological zones of Lesotho in April/May 2016. The assessment was conducted in response to the drought effects related...
Lesotho mVAM Bulletin #3: August 2016 - Food prices decrease in most districts after government provides subsidies
Key points: Average prices of all monitored foods decreased or remained stable in July 2016, in part thanks to the government subsidy that reduced the retail prices of maize meal and pulses by 30...
Lesotho mVAM Bulletin #2: July 2016 - High food insecurity in the southern and eastern districts
Key points: Over 60 percent of households in Mokhotlong, Qacha’s Nek and Thaba-Tseka have poor or borderline food consumption. Fifty percent more households led by women have poor food consumption...
Lesotho mVAM Bulletin #1: June 2016 - Low cereal production and high staple food prices hinder food security
KEY POINTS This year, crop production contributed less than 10% of annual cereal requirements. Compared to last year, maize production declined by 61%, sorghum production by 88%, and wheat production...
Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment Committee, Intervention Modality Selection (2016)
Executive Summary In early 2016 DMA requested LVAC to conduct a market assessment to determine the functionality of food market systems (for maize, pulses and cooking oil) in Lesotho. The market...