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Most Recent:(4/22/2013)
Previous:(4/18/2013)
Previous:(3/21/2013)

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Current Statement

 

Minimal acute food insecurity through September, even with the lean season underway

  • The lean season is currently underway and will continue through August. Poor households are meeting their needs with less difficulty than last year. This Minimal (Phase 1, IPC 2.0) acute food insecurity outcome is due to good 2012 production, average incomes, and low and accessible consumer food prices.
  • The Primera season begins in April/May and the harvest is expected in August/September. The yield is likely to be near last year’s above-average production as rainfall is expected to be normal through July. Localized rainfall deficits and a moderate to severe canícula (dry period in July/August) may impact production at the local level.
  • Coffee rust prevalence is three to four times higher than usual, reducing the 2013/2014 harvest, labor demand and wages by at least 30 to 40 percent.

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Core Products Available

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Production and Market Flow MapsProduction and Market Flow Map Maps illustrating market catchments and flows for commodities important to food security. Read more
El Salvador livelihoods map in EnglishLivelihood Zone Map divides the country into homogenous zones within which people share broadly the same pattern of livelihood, including options for obtaining food and income and market opportunities. Read more

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SV descripción zona de me ...		Livelihood Zone Descriptions accompany Zone Maps. They briefly describe the main characteristics of livelihoods in each zone. On their own, livelihood zone maps and descriptions aid development of monitoring systems by identifying geographically relevant variables to monitor. Read more
El Salvador livelihoods profiles in EnglishLivelihood Profiles provide a brief economic differentiation between groups (wealth groups) and information on the relative importance of different sources of food and income to each. This information provides a basis to begin understanding vulnerability to particular events - i.e., which stresses will impact which populations and how. Read more
El Salvador National Seasonal CalendarLivelihood Seasonal Monitoring Calendars combine the seasonal calendars found in the profiles with the information on sources of food and income by wealth group to identify which variables are important to which wealth groups in each zone. This serves as a quick reference tool when developing a monitoring plan. Read more

 

 
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