FEWS NET has released a food security alert for West Africa to establish a context for regional agricultural production and food security prospects for the 2011/12 consumption year. The report's key messages include:
In the most likely scenario, crop production in the region will be less than last year’s bumper harvest (59 million tons) but near the 2005/06-2009/10 average (~50 million tons).
The impact of the unequal distribution of agricultural production is not yet clear. However, FEWS NET’s analysis suggests that food access will remain near average at the regional level.
Food assistance needs for the 2011/12 consumption year are likely to be generally average in the region.
Food assistance needs are likely to be concentrated in parts of Chad, western Niger, the extreme north of Nigeria, western Mali, and Mauritania.
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