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Madagascar

GIEWS Country Brief: Madagascar 11-February-2014

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FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

•Average production prospects for 2014 rice crop

•Sharp drop in 2013 rice production compared to the above average harvest of the previous year

•Rice prices strengthen in January 2014 and remain above levels of 2013

•Lower domestic supplies, higher rice prices and climatic shocks combined to deteriorate food security conditions