Special Report - FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to South Sudan - 22 February 2013

Year of publication2013

AuthorFAO

PublisherFAO

Other entities involvedWFP

AbstractGenerally favourable rains and no outbreaks of pests and diseases in 2012, resulted in a net cereal production of about 761 000 tonnes in the traditional sector. At this level, production is about 35 percent above the 2011 estimates and about 6 percent above the average of the previous five years. • With a projected population of about 10.4 million people in 2013, an overall cereal deficit of nearly 371 000 tonnes is estimated, until the next harvest in late 2013. • Livestock body conditio ns are generally good due to adequate pasture and water availability. • Prices of locally produced cereals have declined in most markets since August/September 2012, but still remain higher than in previous seasons. Higher prices of livestock, especially small ruminants, have improved the terms-of-trade for pastoralists.

 

Product typeBook (stand-alone)

SeriesGIEWS - Special Reports

CountrySouth Sudan

RegionAfrica

Areas of workGlobal Information and Early Warning System

KeywordsSood supply; food production; production data; forecasting; food aid; South Sudan