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Dear All, We are pleased to share the Special Report of the FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security
Assessment Mission to Sri Lanka: |
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Special Report - FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to Sri
Lanka |
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22 June 2017 OBJECTIVES
An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited Sri Lanka from 12 to 29 March 2017 at the request of the
Ministry of Agriculture to estimate the 2016/17 main maha paddy production, to forecast the ongoing 2017 secondary
yala paddy production and to analyze household food security conditions. The request was prompted by a prolonged period of poor rainfall over most of the country throughout 2016 that raised serious concerns on production of paddy and other crops in 2017
as well as on livestock. The Mission assessed the impact of the dry weather on the 2017 main-crop harvest and estimated the expected food deficit for 2017. The Mission assessed the overall food-security situation and identified the main country’s agricultural
support needs until the next main harvest. |
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Enquiries may be directed to: Global Information and Early Warning
System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS) Trade and Markets Division (EST)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome, Italy |
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