Special Report - FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to South Sudan - 8 February 2012

Year of publication2012

AuthorFAO

PublisherFAO

Other entities involvedWFP

AbstractAn FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited South Sudan from 16 October to 10 November 2011 to estimate cereal production and assess the overall food-security situation. The mission was requested following the findings of the Rapid Crop Assessment (RCA) conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) in August in collaboration with FAO, WFP, FEWSNet and Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA). Based on the RCA scenario analysis, cereal production in 2011 was forecast to decline by between 30 and 60 percent relative to 2010, if the prevailing conditions at the time of the assessment persisted.

 

Product typeBook (stand-alone)

SeriesGIEWS - Special Reports

CountrySouth Sudan

RegionAfrica

Areas of workGlobal Information and Early Warning System

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