[FAO_logo_Blue_2lines_en.jpg] Dear All, We are pleased to share the latest issue of the FAO GIEWS Update: · Southern Africa - Reduced 2018 harvests and agricultural productivity underpin increased rates of food insecurity · Afrique australe - Les récoltes réduites rentrées en 2018 et la baisse de la productivité agricole provoquent une hausse des taux d'insécurité alimentaire · África del Sur – Reducción en las cosechas de 2018 y la productividad agrícola refuerza tasas de inseguridad alimentaria · Южная Африка - Сокращение урожайности 2018 года и производительности сельского хозяйства лежит в основе повышения уровня продовольственной необеспеченности · 南部非洲 - 2018年收成减少和农业生产力降低提高了粮食不安全比例 GIEWS Update – Southern Africa 28 September 2018 KEY MESSAGES · Despite an average maize harvest and an overall satisfactory supply outlook for 2018/19, the aggregate number of people affected by food insecurity has increased. · Declining per capita maize production in the past ten years has heightened reliance on imports to satisfy consumption needs, increasing vulnerabilities to external shocks. [cid:image005.jpg@01D4573E.5FE37CC0]<http://www.fao.org/3/CA1648EN/ca1648en.pdf> [cid:image006.gif@01D4573E.5FE37CC0] Go to report<http://www.fao.org/3/CA1648EN/ca1648en.pdf> [cid:image006.gif@01D4573E.5FE37CC0]<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 GIEWSAlertsEurope-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(GIEWSAlertsEurope-L,SIGNOFF);