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FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO BURUNDI - 25 July 1997

Year of publication 1997

Author Trade and Markets Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title Special Reports and Alerts

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The food security situation in Burundi has been deteriorating steadily since 1993 due to civil strife, large population displacement and reduced agricultural production. This situation was further aggravated by an economic embargo imposed by the neighbouring countries which resulted in insufficient availability of agricultural inputs, price increases, and subsequently in a deterioration of access to food by poor households and internally displaced people. Against this background, an FAO/WFP C rop and Food Supply Assessment Mission was fielded to Burundi from 18 June to 1 July 1997 to evaluate the 1997B season crop production (harvested from June), assess early prospects for the third crop (to be harvested in September), and, on the basis of its findings, to estimate the country's import and food aid requirements for the remainder of 1997. To achieve these objectives, the Mission held extensive discussions with Government officials and UN specialized agencies (UNDP, FAO, WFP, UNICEF, WHO, UNHCR); and visited as many provinces as the prevailing security situation permitted. Prior to the Mission’s arrival, a pre-evaluation survey had been conducted throughout the country with the assistance of an FAO TCDC expert.

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