World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide

The overall purpose of the First Round Crop and Livestock Assessment carried out during the period 28th of January to 15th of February 2009 was to provide early warning information on the progress of the cropping season.

Data was collected by a network of border monitors based at selected border points. Borders throughout the region have been surveyed and the most active and important borders have been selected for monitoring. The border monitors record data on prices.

This bulletin calculates the prices of Maize grain available on the open market in all monitored sites throughout the review period except in Murehwa where it was unavailable during week ending 18 January.

These reports are based on data collected by a network of border monitors based at selected border points. Borders throughout the region have been surveyed and the most active and important borders have been selected for monitoring.

This bulletin outlines the results of three separate surveys and outputs monitoring, Post Distribution Monitoring, Exit Surveys and Distribution Process Monitoring.

The Community and Household Surveillance (CHS) was designed by WFP and partners as a system in the southern Africa region to monitor outcomes of the food assistance programmes as well as to monitor the food security situation in programme areas over time.