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Another good world cereal crop is forecast in 2005, although lower than the exceptional harvest in 2004. Dry weather in several Asian countries since late last year has negatively impacted the 2004 secondary paddy crop season, which is nearing its conclusion. Nevertheless, the 2004 aggregate rice production is still estimated to be the second highest on record. World cereal stocks at the end of crop seasons ending in 2005 are...
No. 1 Cotton: impact of support policies on developing countries - a guide to contemporary analysis.
Subsidies maintain cotton production at otherwise unprofitable levels in industrialized countries Excess supply induced by domestic subsidies has a depressing effect on the world market price Subsidy reductions will reduce poverty in developing producing countries Estimates of the magnitude of the impact of subsidies on the global pattern of cotton production, world market prices and cotton trade vary due to the range of assumptions used by different studies.
An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission visited Ethiopia from 8 November to 8 December 2004 to estimate the main meher season cereal and pulse production; review the final estimates of the 2003 meher and 2004 secondary belg season harvests; forecast the 2005 belg season production; assess the overall food supply situation; and estimate cereal import requirements, including food aid needs, for the 2005 marketing year (January/December). Accompanied by...
An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Assessment Mission visited Eritrea from 15 November to 3 December 2004 to estimate the 2004 main season harvest, assess the overall food supply situation and forecast import requirements for 2005, including food assistance needs.
The GIEWS Updates are issued by FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) from mid-2004. The updates focus on developing anomalous conditions aimed at providing early warnings, as well as latest and more elaborate information than other GIEWS regular reports on the food security situation of countries, at both national and sub-national levels.
Rapport Spécial - Mission FAO/PAM D’Évaluation des Récoltes et des Disponibilités Alimentaires en Haïti
Une mission FAO/PAM d’évaluation des récoltes et des disponibilités alimentaires s’est rendue en Haïti du 4 au 22 octobre 2004 pour estimer la production céréalière de 2004 ainsi que les besoins d’importations céréalières pour la campagne de commercialisation (juillet/juin). Des responsables du Ministère de l’agriculture ont prêté leur concours à la Mission dans la capitale et sur le terrain. En particulier, l’organisme national chargé de la sécurité alimentaire, à savoir...
Rapport Spécial - Mission FAO D’Évaluation des Réecoltes et des Disponibilités Alimentaires en Cap-Vert
Une Mission conjointe FAO/CILSS d’évaluation des récoltes et des disponibilités alimentaires a séjourné au Cap-Vert du 25 octobre au 3 novembre 2004. La mission a travaillé en collaboration avec les différents services nationaux concernés par le suivi de la campagne agricole à l'occasion d’une séance de travail avec le GTP en vue de valider les informations relatives à la campagne agricole.
Rapport Spécial - Mission FAO D’Évaluation des Réecoltes et des Disponibilités Alimentaires en Burkina Faso
La mission conjointe FAO/CILSS d’évaluation des récoltes et des disponibilités alimentaires 2004 au Burkina Faso s’est déroulée du 18 au 23 octobre 2004. Elle a été précédée d’une mission préparatoire FAO/PAM/FEWS-NET du 11 au 17 octobre 2004, qui s’est penchée sur l’impact de l’invasion acridienne et de la sécheresse sur la situation des cultures et de l’élevage, principalement dans la région du Sahel, durement affectée par ces deux chocs, ainsi...
This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions that took place during the International Seminar on Producing and Exporting Organic Fruit and Vegetables in Asia that was held in Bangkok, Thailand, in November 2003. It describes the market situation and outlook for organic horticultural products, the opportunities offered by the main import markets (North America, the European Union and Japan) and their import requirements. The publication examines the ways in which...
Measuring the impacts of import surges is a difficult task, but simple case studies illustrate some of the fundamental issues. From the two case studies examined in this paper, it was found that the impacts vary markedly in different settings and for different commodities. Thus, for example, while the negative impact on Senegal’s broiler industry came out clearly, import surges were not an issue in the case of dairy products....