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FOR FAO/WFP REPORTS ON:
A       LESOTHO (RE: \pays\Lesotho\SRLes502.doc -180 Kb)
B       MALAWI  (RE : \pays\malawi\SRMalawi502.doc - 617 Kb)
C       SWAZILA (RE : pays\Swaziland\SRSwaziland502.doc - 138 Kb)
D       ZIMBABW (RE :  \pays\zimbabwe\SRZimb502.doc - 259 Kb)

A -LESOTHO
RE: \pays\Lesotho\SRLes502.doc -180 Kb
SPECIAL REPORT - FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO LESOTHO
29 May 2002

Mission Highlights
- Domestic cereal supply in 2002/03 is estimated at 74 000 tonnes, while 
total national consumption requirement is estimated at 412 000 tonnes. This 
results in an import requirement of 338 000 tonnes
- The mission estimates that a total of 444 800 people throughout Lesotho 
will require emergency food assistance. The districts hardest hit by this 
year's poor harvest are Qacha's Nek, Quthing and Mohale's Hoek.
- Emergency provision of agricultural inputs such as seeds is recommended 
to enable disaster-affected farming families to restart agricultural 
production during the next main planting season starting in October 2002.
- Agriculture in Lesotho faces a catastrophic future. Crop production is 
declining and could cease altogether over large tracts of the country if 
steps are not taken to reverse soil erosion, degradation and the decline in 
soil fertility.
The document is in WinWord - 180 Kb - 14 p.
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B - MALAWI
RE : \pays\malawi\SRMalawi502.doc - 617 Kb
SPECIAL REPORT - FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO MALAWI
29 May 2002

Mission Highlights:
- Maize production in 2002 is estimated at 1 539 000 tonnes, 10 percent 
below last year's poor harvest. The major cause was erratic rainfall with 
long dry spells.
- Cereal supply in 2002/03 marketing year (April/March) is estimated at 
1.721 million tonnes, while the national cereal requirement is estimated at 
2.206 million tonnes.
- Approximately 3.2 million people seriously affected by reduced food 
availability
- National production of roots and tubers has increased, and this will 
moderate the maize shortage in many areas.
- Emergency provision of agricultural inputs such as maize seed, bean seed, 
fertilizer and hand hoes is recommended
The document is in WinWord - 617 Kb - 21 p.
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C - SWAZILAND
RE : pays\Swaziland\SRSwaziland502.doc - 138 Kb
SPECIAL REPORT - FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO SWAZILAND
29 May 2002

Mission Highlights
- Domestic cereal supply in 2002/03 is estimated at 77 000 tonnes, while 
total national consumption requirement is estimated at 188 000 tonnes. This 
results in an import requirement of 111 000 tonnes.
- Commercial imports are estimated at 96 000 tonnes and food aid at 15 200 
tonnes which will need to be covered by the Government and external assistance
- The mission estimates that a total of 144 000 people in Lowveld, 
Middleveld and Lubombo Plateau will need food assistance.
- Emergency provision of agricultural inputs such as seeds is recommended 
to enable drought-affected farming families to restart agricultural production
- There is a potential to produce irrigated maize before the sugar cane 
crop is planted, and this should be part of irrigation development
- Swaziland faced erratic weather for a second consecutive year, 
characterised by prolonged dry spells that severely affected crops during 
their critical flowering stage.
The document is in WinWord - 617 Kb - 12 p.
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D - ZIMBABWE
RE :  \pays\zimbabwe\SRZimb502.doc - 259 Kb
SPECIAL REPORT - FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO ZIMBABWE
29 May 2002

Mission Highlights
- Zimbabwe is facing a serious food crisis, even at harvest time, and 
unless international food assistance is provided urgently and adequately, 
there will be a serious famine and loss of life in the coming months.
- Cereal production for consumption in the current marketing year (April 
2002 to March 2003) is estimated at about 0.67 million tonnes, 57 percent 
down from last year's poor harvest and 69 percent down from production in 
1999/00.
- The production of maize, the main staple, is estimated at 0.48 million 
tonnes, down by 67 percent on last year and by 77 percent on 1999/00
- The major cause of the collapse of the 2002 main season food production 
has been a severe prolonged drought between January and March which wiped 
out crops in most parts of the country. Land reform activities contributed 
to the steep fall in production.
- Approximately 6.074 million people are estimated to have insufficient 
production, income and other entitlements to be able to meet their minimum 
food requirements throughout the coming year. Emergency food assistance in 
the amount of 705 000 tonnes of cereals
- Millions of people who have the resources to purchase their cereal staple 
food are increasingly unable to do so because grain is not widely available 
in the markets
- Emergency provision of agricultural inputs is recommended to enable 
drought-affected farming families to restart agricultural production
The document is in WinWord - 259 Kb - 21 p.
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