Homepage  Homepage     Search on site  Search on site     To write the letter  To write the letter     Site map  Site map
Agro Perspectiva
We are on: 
   
 


Home > News

Lack of cash threatens Chad relief effort

26.05.2010 11:41 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) — Lack of funds is jeopardizing FAO emergency operations in Chad where two million people risk hunger after drought and pest infestations slashed food production, FAO said today. According to FAO emergency operations expert Fatouma Seid FAO has only been able to mobilize $2.0 million of the $11.8 million it requested last November for agricultural emergency operations in the country as part of a UN inter-agency appeal. This compares with $14.5 million raised by FAO for neighbouring Niger, also hit by very serious food shortages. «Donors are afraid of a repetition of the 2005 food crisis in Niger, when many people starved to death,» Seid explained. "In comparison, there’s less awareness of what’s happening in Chad, although the situation there is just as critical. «It means FAO will only be distributing 360 of the 11,286 tons of seeds we had been planning to issue to farmers for their next harvest,» Seid said. «We’d aimed to distribute 6000 tons of animal feed too, but can only manage 413 tons.» FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning System on food and agriculture (GIEWS) said in a special alert last week that the food situation is of grave concern in parts of the Sahel where more than 10 million people are at risk of hunger. Chad’s cereal production was estimated to have declined by 34 percent compared to 2008, with corresponding drops of 30 percent in Niger, 24 percent in Mauritania and 17 percent in Burkina Faso. Pastures too had been seriously affected, with forage production in Niger some 62 percent below requirements, the alert said. In Chad, a death rate of about 31 percent for cattle was reported last year in west and central areas while significant livestock deaths were occurring in some parts of Mali. Falling cereal production together with the poor rangeland conditions and continuing high food prices «has led to high food insecurity and increased malnutrition in affected countries,» GIEWS said. In Niger, an estimated 2.7 million people will need food assistance this year while an additional 5.1 million people in the country were considered at risk of food insecurity. Some two million people need food aid in Chad, while 258,000 face serious food insecurity in Mali. Some 370,000 people require assistance in Mauritania. Emergency relief operations have begun in Niger including Government sales of subsidized cereals, comprehensive feeding by UNICEF and WFP and distribution of animal feed, seeds and fertilizers by FAO, which is also providing long-term support to farmers by boosting production of locally adapted seeds. Input distribution and long-term assistance to farmers and pastoralists was also taking place in Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali.

Agro Perspectiva

< Thai Rice Exports to Drop on Unrest, Demand, Chookiat Predicts All news for
26.05.2010
As of Mar, grains import boosted by 77%, up to 15,060 MT >

02.12.2024  
23:17 Prime Minister: Some 50 partner countries have joined the humanitarian demining coalition
22:56 Norway pledges additional $4.5 mln to Ukraine's Grain from Ukraine initiative
01.12.2024  
03:30 EU agri-food trade slowed down in August 2024
26.11.2024  
00:06 Global sugar production, compared to last year, is estimated up 2.8 million tons to 186.6 million
24.11.2024  
04:43 During the Operation of Our Grain From Ukraine Program, We Have Managed to Save 20 Million People from Hunger – Zelenskyy
04:15 Ukraine Is Ready to Share Technologies, Military Experiences and Processing Methods with African Countries – the President
22.11.2024  
10:15 South Africa Sugar Production and Exports Estimated Down
19.11.2024  
23:04 Global Olive Oil Production Forecast to Rebound in 2024/25
22:47 Vitalii Koval discusses Ukraine's European integration with European colleagues
16:06 EBRD, European Union and United States help Kyiv prepare for winter
18.11.2024  
09:21 Agriculture Development Strategy 2030 – a roadmap to the EU
09:19 Ukrainian farmers have sown 96% of projected winter crop area
01.11.2024  
20:31 Ukraine has officially joined the International Fund for Agricultural Development
20:29 Ukrainian farmers harvested 63.7 million tonnes of grains and oilseeds
25.10.2024  
22:50 Agriculture hit hard: October port strikes rack up 30-40 million dollars in losses
21:04 Ministry of Agrarian Policy expects exports to rise in dollar terms
10:57 Ukrainian corn seed flows to Europe in further farm trade shift
24.10.2024  
23:02 Tree Nut Import Markets Highly Concentrated
23.10.2024  
11:18 Prime Minister UK warns Russian threat to global stability is accelerating as Putin ramps up attacks on Black Sea
15.10.2024  
09:35 Brazil Continues to Dominate Growth in Global Chicken Meat Exports in 2025
11.10.2024  
23:33 China Cottonseed Imports Show Strong Demand in Recent Years
20:30 India Removes Rice Export Ban, Spurring Additional Trade
30.09.2024  
17:27 List of agricultural machinery with cost compensation expanded to 11,300 items
29.09.2024  
20:21 1 in 11 people worldwide faced hunger in 2023, 1 in 5 in Africa If current trends continue, about 582 million people will be chronically undernourished in 2030, half of them in Africa
17:13 EU agri-food surplus increased in the first half of 2024
27.09.2024  
09:02 BASF presents new corporate strategy: BASF is setting a new direction for portfolio steering, capital allocation and performance culture
26.09.2024  
10:25 BASF sets new direction with corporate strategy and maintains high level of shareholder distributions
21.09.2024  
18:30 Three new sites recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
17.09.2024  
09:52 Cargill and Ducks Unlimited Working Together to Restore Watersheds Across North America
08:44 FAO calls for G20 cooperation as hunger targets continue to elude
06:40 FAO sees open trade as a cornerstone of global food security
13.09.2024  
07:08 U.S. Soybean Meal Hits 10‐Year High for Export Sales
12.09.2024  
21:26 U.S. Corn Exports Buoyed by Large Supplies
11.09.2024  
04:30 Global cereal production 2024 forecast on par with 2023 output, cereal trade likely to contract
06.09.2024  
11:35 FAO Food Price Index down marginally in August: lower sugar, meat and cereal quotations offset higher dairy and vegetable oil prices
10:34 Cargill acquires two US feed mills, strengthens production and distribution capabilities to grow with customers
05.09.2024  
09:23 PM: Plan to develop small generation facilities to reduce vulnerability to terrorism
30.08.2024  
05:03 Taras Vysotskyi discusses agricultural cooperation with Hungarian counterpart István Nagy
19.08.2024  
12:00 OTP BANK RECEIVED A $2.76 MILLION GRANT FROM USAID INVESTMENT FOR BUSINESS RESILIENCE ACTIVITY FOR CONCESSIONAL LENDING TO MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
16.08.2024  
17:10 Cargill and Goanna Ag Pilot Irrigation Efficiency Technology on Mississippi Delta Cotton Fields
12.08.2024  
20:04 Ukraine Soybean Exports Forecast at Record in 2024/25
19:48 Domestic Demand and Trade Restrictions Reduce India Grain Exports
11.08.2024  
09:15 USAID Announces $3.9 billion in Direct Budget Support to the Government of Ukraine
09.08.2024  
17:41 USAID Announces $3.9 billion in Direct Budget Support to the Government of Ukraine
07.08.2024  
08:19 Turkey’s Mandarin Production and Exports to Rebound
26.07.2024  
09:28 Ongoing Economic Crisis in Argentina Impacts Dairy
15.07.2024  
10:28 Decline of China Pork Imports Continues in 2024
08:20 Lower Prices Propel Mexico 2023/24 Soybean Meal Imports
13.07.2024  
10:15 China Imports of Major Feed Grains at Record for Oct-May period
12.07.2024  
01:08 Climate risks projected to affect fish biomass around the world's ocean, FAO report says

Also available: 


NewsNews - News - News - News - News - News
BriefWeekly Reports - Free article
SubscriptionTariff - News&Reports
AdvertisingMagazine - Site
ConferencesForum AGRO-2013 - DAIRY WORLD-2008 - FERTILIZERS-2010
Statistics
For our clientsAgroNewsDaily - Ukrainian Grain&Oilseed Market - Fertilizers - Milk Monthly - Milk Weekly
About usAbout project - Contact
2002 -2024 © Agrarika, ltd.
tel.: +380 67 4473802; +380 67 5964652
e-mail: client@agroperspectiva.com