Information Notes on the Food Situation (FOSIN)

Since July 2006, the RPCA network produces a regular analytical information tool - the Food Security Information Note. Building on contributions from network members, it offers a monthly brief overview of the agricultural and food situation. While presenting the main trends and food security issues, it also proposes measures to be taken to facilitate food access of the most vulnerable populations. A selection of information sources and reference documents is proposed for further reading.

For more information, please contact: Léonidas Hitimana

2010

June	No. 37	Difficulties at the beginning of the lean season
April	No. 36	Food and nutritional crisis in the Eastern Sahel
March	No. 35	Critical situation in Niger and Western Chad

2009

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2008

June	No. 21	Could a forecasted satisfactory rainy season ease the hike in food commodity prices during the upcoming 2008 lean period?
May	No. 20	Managing the lean period with rising food commodity prices
April	No. 19	Food Security of the Poorest Households in Urban and Rural Areas Threatened by a Rise in Food Commodity Prices
March	No. 18	Better functioning of staple food crop markets is urgently needed
February	No. 17	What are the strategies to deal with the persisting rise in food product prices?
January	No. 16	Issues linked to the rise in prices of food products

2007

November	No. 15	Assessment time
October	No. 14	Cereal production slightly below 2006 production
September	No. 13	Should satisfactory agricultural and food prospects be expected?
August	No. 12	Coping with the consequences of flooding!
July	No. 11	A slow start to the rainy season in the Sahel until mid-July 2007
June	No. 10	Will there be an exceptionally favourable lean period in the Sahel?
May	No. 9	An overall satisfactory food situation going into the 2007 wintering period
April	No. 8	Overall satisfactory 2006-2007 agricultural situation… but challenges remain with regard to food security
March	No. 7	Definitive Assessment of the 2006/07 Agricultural Campaign in the Region
February	No. 6	Surplus cereal production but some challenges regarding food security

2006

November	No. 5	Hopes for a good season have been confirmed
October	No. 4	Will locusts jeopardise the good agricultural season forecast?
September	No. 3	Renewed hope, but attention is focused on the last moments of a rainy season which began capriciously
August	No. 2	There are reasons to be hopeful, but Niger, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau still merit particular attention
July	No. 1	Is a second consecutive food crisis in Niger likely? What is the situation for the other Sahelian and West African countries?