Special Report - FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to Mozambique - 12 August 2010

Year of publication2010

AuthorFAO

PublisherFAO

Other entities involvedWFP

AbstractFollowing reports of poor harvest expectations in central and southern provinces due to a prolonged dry spell, an FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited the country from 6 to 29 May 2010. The Mission evaluated food crop production in the 2009/10 agricultural season, assessed the overall food supply situation, forecast cereal import requirements and possible exports in marketing year 2010/11 (April/March) and determined the eventual food aid needs.

 

Product typeBook (stand-alone)

SeriesGIEWS - Special Reports

CountryMozambique

RegionAfrica

Areas of workGlobal Information and Early Warning System

KeywordsFood security; food chains; food production; food shortages; food stocks; food supply; markets; commodity markets; production statistics; trade statistics; monitoring; resource evaluation