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Synopsis (short abstract)
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a nineteenth-round assessment conducted in June 2024 in Yemen. It presents key findings and recommendations for humanitarian actors to utilize in planning and implementing data-driven programming to sustain farmers’ livelihoods and build their resilience to future shocks protecting the food security of rural people in Yemen. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) established the DIEM-Monitoring System to collect, analyse and disseminate data on shocks and livelihoods in countries prone to multiple shocks. DIEM-Monitoring aims to inform decision-making by providing regularly updated information on how different shocks are affecting the livelihoods and food security of agricultural populations. Information is collected from primary sources in the production process: producers, traders or marketers, input suppliers, extension officers and other key informants.
Key highlights
- Nationwide, food security remained stable compared to the previous month. However, in areas controlled by the Sana’a-based authorities there was a marginal increase across most food insecurity measures, while food insecurity decreased in areas controlled by the Government of Yemen. At governorate level, Al Bayda, Al Dhalee, Al Jawf and Hajjah had higher prevalences in three out of five food insecurity indicators compared to the previous 12-month averages. The proportion of households using crisis or emergency coping strategies increased by nearly 3 percent, while households frequently using food-based coping strategies decreased by around 2 percent compared to May 2024.
- The marginal deterioration in food security in areas controlled by the Sana'a-based authorities is largely due to humanitarian and economic factors. Moreover, reporting of shocks and decreases in main income sources was considerably higher in the Sana'a-based authority-controlled areas, while Government of Yemen controlled areas experienced improvement.
- Crop production difficulties (86 percent) and livestock production difficulties (71 percent) were almost at the same level as the last DIEM survey in March 2024. Lack of water and access to fertilizer remained the major difficulties for crop producers. For livestock producers, access to pasture and feed, and livestock death and disease were the major difficulties, similar to previous rounds.
- It is recommended that emergency food distribution, livelihood and resilience-building programmes are scaled-up in the areas and governorates most in need.