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iciHaiti - Agriculture : Deterioration of food security at the national level
05/01/2019 09:26:32

Following the drought that hit Haiti in June 2018 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-25111-icihaiti-agriculture-food-security-update-july.html especially in the North, the Northeast, Grand'Anse, South-East and West, the National Coordination of Food Security (CNSA), conducted during the month of October 2018, a National Survey on Food and Nutritional Security (ENSAN) in collaboration the World Food Program (WFP) and the United Nations Food Fund (FAO) among others.

This survey reveals a deterioration of food security at the national level. The survey reports that more than 55 percent of households have resorted to crisis and emergency strategies faced the deteriorating livelihoods. At the same time, nearly 52% have a "Limit or Poor" Food Consumption Score while more than 32% have a "Poor" Food Diversity Score.

In addition, almost half of the areas analyzed at the Food Security Classification Workshop (IPC) in October and December 2018, have serious Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rates (10 to 14.9%), while the North-West and La Gonâve zones have critical MAG thresholds (15 to 29.9%); the Grand'Anse zones had acceptable levels (less than 5%).

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