[FAO_logo_Blue_2lines_en.jpg] Dear All, We are pleased to share the latest issue of the FAO GIEWS Update: · West Africa-Sahel - Elevated risk of deterioration in food security in pastoral areas across the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin · Afrique de l’ouest-Sahel - Risque élevé de détérioration de la sécurité alimentaire dans les zones pastorales du Sahel et du bassin du lac Tchad · África del Oeste-el Sahel - Riesgo elevado de deterioro de la seguridad alimentaria en áreas pastorales del Sahel y la cuenca del Lago Chad · Западная Африка-Сахель - Высокий риск ухудшения продовольственной безопасности в пастбищных районах в зоне Сахеля и озера Чад · 西非-萨赫勒 - 萨赫勒和乍得湖流域牧区粮食安全状况恶化的风险加大 GIEWS Update – West Africa-Sahel 3 July 2018 KEY MESSAGES § Poor rains in 2017 affected livestock across the pastoral areas of the Sahel. § Persisting insecurity hampers access of animals to the grazing areas in northeastern Nigeria, northern Mali and the Lake Chad Region. § Large concentrations of livestock in safe areas are resulting in shortages of pasture and depressed prices of livestock products and incomes for pastoralists. § Prices of cereals are generally at high levels as demand is reinforced by the return of transhumant pastoralists moving from southern areas to northern normal grazing areas. § Livestock prices are at low levels due to declining export demand from Nigeria, resulting in decreasing terms of trade and reducing pastoralists’ access to food. § Around 2.5 million pastoralists and agro‑pastoralists are food insecure, and a high risk of livelihood losses are expected during the lean season if mitigation actions are not taken. § Timely support to pastoralists’ livelihoods is needed to prevent a deterioration of their food security situation and undesirable macro‑economic implications. [cid:image007.jpg@01D4136E.9C6CE6E0]<http://www.fao.org/3/CA0323EN/ca0323en.pdf> [cid:image005.gif@01D4136E.8E1491B0]Go to report<http://www.fao.org/3/CA0323EN/ca0323en.pdf> [cid:image005.gif@01D4136E.8E1491B0]<http://www.fao.org/3/a-C0344e.pdf>Go to other GIEWS Updates<http://www.fao.org/giews/reports/giews-updates/en/> Enquiries may be directed to: Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS)<http://www.fao.org/giews/en/> Trade and Markets Division (EST) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome, Italy E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GIEWSAlertsAfrica-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(GIEWSAlertsAfrica-L,SIGNOFF);