FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops and Shortages 06/02 - UGANDA (3 June)
Prospects for the 2002 main season cereal crops are generally favourable. Normal to above-normal rains were experienced from March in many parts of the country, notwithstanding reports of some pockets of dry conditions. However, heavy rainfall in western Uganda has caused land slides and displacement of many households.
Livestock in much of the country have adequate access to drinking water and pasture. However, pasture conditions in the north-eastern Karamoja region (Kotido, Moroto and Nakapiripirit Districts) have deteriorated due to severe moisture stress.
The overall food supply situation is seasonably satisfactory. However, some 700 000 refugees and displaced persons remain dependent on food assistance.