Special Report - FAO/WFP Crop, Food Supply and Nutrition Assessment Mission to Iraq

Year of publication2003

AuthorFAO

PublisherFAO

Other entities involvedWFP

AbstractA FAO/WFP Crop, Food Security Assessment Mission visited Iraq from 5 June to 14 July 2003 to assess the current food security situation - following the recent military and political upheaval – to estimate the 2003 cereal harvest and to forecast the cereal import requirements, including food aid, in the marketing year 2003/2004 (July/June). The Mission was able to visit all 18 governorates during the assessment. The Mission’s findings are based on discussions held with advisors to the Office of the Coalition Provisional Authority (OCPA), relevant ministries, United Nations agencies, multilateral and bilateral donors, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), farmers, Ministry of Trade Food Agents, community leaders, combineharvester contractors, traders and haulers and the Mission’s own crop inspections, crop-cut samplings and surveys.

 

Product typeBook (stand-alone)

SeriesGIEWS - Special Reports

CountryIraq

RegionNear East and North Africa

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