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Prepared in collaboration with SWAC partners of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA) , this monthly information note (FOSIN) provides a short overview of recent evolutions of the agriculture and food situation in the Sahel and West Africa. It also presents key issues and proposes information sources and selected background documents.

For more information, please contact: Léonidas Hitimana  

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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?
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Created in response to the catastrophic drought crisis in the Sahel region in 1984, the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA) offers an open forum for discussion and action around food security issues in West Africa.