Overview According to the 2018 General Household Survey (released in May 2019), the number of people facing problems to access food in South Africa decreased from 13.9 million in 2018 to 13.7 million...
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Mozambique: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2019
Overview Multiple and consecutive shocks have affected the food and nutrition security of Mozambique, including drought and pests in much of the country, tropical cyclones in the central and northern...
Zimbabwe: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2019
Overview In Zimbabwe, the poor performance of the economy negatively affected the livelihoods of both rural and urban households, with up to 81.5 per cent of households reporting cash shortages and...
Lesotho: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2019
Overview The current deterioration in the food security situation in Lesotho is driven by a severe drought and a general increase in food prices. Food availability from household production has...
Botswana: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2019
Overview Rainfall distribution was very poor during the 2018/2019 rainy season and temperatures above normal, which led to the Government of Botswana declaring a drought. The unevenly distributed...
Zambia: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2019
Overview Zambia has recorded a significant increase in the number of food insecure people compared to previous years. Drought, floods and pest infestation have resulted in a decrease in crop...
United Republic of Tanzania: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2019
Overview Tanzania had a late onset of rains and some parts of the country experienced extended dry spells, which affected crop production. Crop pests and market-related challenges were also recorded...
Malawi: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2019
While a few districts reported dry spells and floods affected the southern region, overall rainfall in 2019 was better than in 2018, which led to an increase in maize production. Farm-gate prices of...
Eswatini: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2019
Overview The food security situation has deteriorated in Eswatini in 2019 compared to 2018, with two out of the country’s four regions shifting from Integrated Food Security Phase Classification...
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2019
Overview About 13.1 million people were estimated to be severely food insecure (IPC phases 3 and 4) in the DRC from August 2018 to June 2019. While assessments are ongoing, available data shows that...
Angola: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2019
Overview The worsening drought conditions in the southern provinces of Angola and the increase in prices of basic commodities are driving food insecurity. The southern provinces of the country had...
Madagascar: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2019
Overview Despite an overall improvement in the food security situation compared to last year, several fragile pockets remain, especially in the south. An estimated 730,500 people are severely food...
Malawi + 11 more
SADC Regional Food Security (as of August 2018)
Overview The SADC Region Food and Nutrition Security Strategy 2015-2025 emphasises that the regional food and nutrition security situation remains unstable and unpredictable. Almost 16% of SADC’s...
Madagascar + 7 more
SADC Nutritional Status (as of August 2018)
OVERVIEW Malnutrition is the result of a complex set of interacting factors that are multi-sectoral, related to health, sanitation and care practices as well as consumption and access to food...
Madagascar: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2018
OVERVIEW The island was affected by two cyclones this season - Ava and Eliakim - which collectively affected 212,200 people, of which 74,200 were displaced. Madagascar recorded widespread FAW...
Zambia: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2018
OVERVIEW Prolonged dry spells, floods and pests impacted agricultural production. Maize production is forecast to decrease to 2,394,900 tons from 3,606,549 tons the previous season - a 33.6% drop...
Namibia: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2018
OVERVIEW Below normal rainfall was experienced over most of the country, although floods were recorded in northern Namibia. Being an arid country, most Namibians depend on markets for their food, and...
Angola: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2018
OVERVIEW In 2016, 77,000 people in Southern Angola were in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) and 272,500 people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency), translating to 37% and 21% of the assessed area’s population...
Zimbabwe: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2018
OVERVIEW The cereal production for Zimbabwe is estimated to be 1,998,041 tons, against a human cereal requirement of 1,735,146 tons, resulting in a cereal harvest surplus of 101,000 tons. The late...
United Republic of Tanzania: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2018
OVERVIEW Parts of the country experienced excessive rains leading floods and displacement, while the north-eastern region experienced significantly below average rainfall. FAW has been widely...