Crop Prospects and Food Situation No. 1 - March 2015

Crop Prospects and Food Situation No. 1 - March 2015

Year of publication 2015

Pages 42 p.

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Crop Prospects and Food Situation is published by the Trade and Markets Division of FAO under the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS). It is published four times a year and focuses on developments affecting the food situation of developing countries and the Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) in particular. The report provides a review of the food situation by geographic region, a section dedicated to the LIFDCs and a list of countries requiring external assistance for foo d. It also includes a global cereal supply and demand overview to complement the biannual analysis in the Food Outlook publication. Crop Prospects and Food Situation is available in English, French and Spanish in electronic format.

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