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Dear All,
We are pleased to share the latest issue of the
Crop Prospect and Food Situation
quarterly report that focuses on developments affecting the food situation of developing countries and Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries (LIFDCs). The report also includes an overview of global cereal production prospects and a table highlighting countries
that require external assistance for food, identifying the primary causes of the local food crises.
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Crop Prospects and Food Situation |
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7 December 2017 Countries requiring external assistance for food
FAO estimates that globally 37 countries are in need of external assistance for food. Persisting conflicts continue to be a key driver of severe food insecurity, with weather shocks
intensifying the fragile conditions in some countries. Production shortfalls due to unfavourable weather have also adversely impacted food availability and access. REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
AFRICA
Improved weather conditions in North and Southern Africa had triggered significant production recoveries, sharply cutting food insecure numbers, while drought conditions
in parts of East Africa have curbed 2017 agricultural outputs and heightened food insecurity. The conflicts in northern Nigeria, Somalia and South Sudan continue to severely impact food insecurity.
ASIA
Famine continues to remain a high risk in Yemen due to the conflict, while critical food security conditions also prevail in Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic. Production
in the Far East is forecast to increase in 2017, mostly concerning a larger wheat harvest, while a lower output is estimated in CIS Asian countries.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN In South America, 2017 cereal outputs in Argentina and Brazil
are estimated at record highs, while the impact of hurricanes is expected to result in lower agricultural outputs for the second season crops in the affected Caribbean countries, negatively impacting food security |
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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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