Regional Food Security and Nutrition Working Group Ebola Outbreak: Food Security Update FAO - WFP 29 January 2015
WHO Ebola response roadmap situation report, 28 January reported cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), with reported deaths. Case incidence: Decreasing in Guinea and Liberia, and decreasing quickly in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone: Highest total number of reported cases (10 518cases) Data 25/01/2015
Farming in group discouraged Lack of farm labour Lacks of investments (cash corps as Palm oil) Quarantine : abandoned field and reduce use of material inputs Consequences: lower plantings and lower yields ⁻Ex in Gueckedou Region (Guinea) with 102 villages et 512 HH: drop in area planted of ha in 2013 to in 2014 (-36%) AGRICULTURE
Impact of EVD on agricultural production Decrease in % compared to estimates without EVD RiceMaizeCassava LiberiaNational11.6%-4.7% Lofa20%-7.3% Sierra LeoneNational8%4%3% Kailahun17%-- GuineaNational3.7%3.5%1.2% Nzerekore8.4%7.3%2.9% AGRICULTURE (FAO-WFP CFSAM) (FAO, Model DIAS)
Food insecure populations CountryEstimate for November 2014Projection for March 2015 Severely foodFood insecureSeverely foodFood insecure Insecuredue to EVDInsecuredue to EVD Liberia Sierra Leone Guinea Total
mVAM – Pays Ebola Les ménages continuent à mettre en œuvre des stratégies de survie élevées à Kailahun en Sierra Leone et Lofa au Liberia; En Guinée Forestière et dans la zone Centrale du Liberia, une tendance à la baisse de l’indice de stratégie de survie est notée; Le prix du riz local est stable ou en baisse conforme au tendance saisonnière; Bien que les termes de l’échange salaire-riz local sont en amélioration en Guinée et au Sud et Est de la Sierra Leone, on constate une détérioration au Liberia et dans les régions en Sierra Leone qui connaissent une transmission constante du virus Ebola;
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