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FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO RWANDA - 28 DECEMBER 1995

Year of publication 1995

Author Trade and Markets Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title Special Reports and Alerts

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission visited Rwanda from 27 November to 11 December to estimate the outcome of the 1996-A crop and the food aid requirements for the first six months of 1996. In Kigali, the Mission met national officials responsible for monitoring food production, notably at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Team members also met officials from United Nations agencies and from other international organisations. Two weeks before the arri val of the Mission a preliminary survey had been undertaken in all ten prefectures, resulting in a comprehensive summary of current crop progress in each prefecture which served as the Mission's starting point. In addition, the Mission visited six prefectures, including those most affected by the crisis. The 1996-A season is characterised by a significant increase of 14 percent of the area under cultivation, compared to season 1995-A, due to an increase of the rural population since the closing of camps for inter nally displaced persons and their su bsequent resettlement on farms. Moreover, many old-caseload and some new-caseload refugees have returned to cultivate. The international community continued its assistance in kind in the form of seeds and tools.

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