WFP has reached 99 percent of people in need of assistance with second-round food distributions of maize, beans, Super Cereal and fortified vegetable oil in all 15 flood-affected districts.
In Zimbabwe’s dry-lands, farming is risky business. Year after year inadequate rains mean farmers cannot harvest enough, leaving many families without the necessary resources to sustain themselves.
In February, households in Liberia and Sierra Leone used the same number or fewer negative coping strategies than in January. Food security continues to improve thanks to the recent harvest and lower incidences of Ebola.
In February, households in Liberia used the same number or fewer negative coping strategies than in January. Food security continues to improve thanks to the recent harvest and lower incidences of Ebola.
In February, nearly one third of the interviewed households was found to be severely food insecure.
The food security situation has worsened compared to January, when the positive effects of the harvest — increased labor opportunities and reduced food prices - were reflected on households’ food consumption and use of negative coping strategies.
In February, households in Sierra Leone used fewer negative coping strategies than in January. Food security continues to improve thanks to the recent harvest and measures to control Ebola.
Coping is highest in the districts of Bombali, Koinadugu and Tonkolili in the north. Use of negative coping strategies fell significantly in the districts of Bo (in the south) and Kenema (in the east).
Between July 2013 and January 2014, maize was the primary crop sold by farmers in the data sample and represented the main share of supplies in northern, central, and southern areas of Tanzania.
From November 2014 through January 2015, the percentage of severely food insecure households in Mugunga 3 camp decreased in line with seasonal expectations. Nevertheless, the share of food secure households remains very low.