GIEWS Update – Southern Africa
Reduced 2018 harvests and agricultural productivity underpin increased rates of food insecurity
28/09/2018
Keywords: Anticipatory action, Crops, Early Warning, Emergency response, Food chain threats, Land, Livestock, Natural hazards, Preparedness, Protracted crises and conflicts, Southern Africa, , ,
Highlights:
- 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
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