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Food Security Outlook October 2024 - May 2025 Crisis (IPC Phase 3) in Karamoja and refugee settlements through May Download the report
  • FEWS NET estimates 1.5 to 1.99 million people in Uganda will likely need humanitarian food assistance between October and May, primarily those in refugee settlements and in Karamoja. Food assistance needs are expected to peak from March to May, driven by the sustained refugee influx and climate hazards affecting crop production.  
  • Crisis (IPC Phase 3) is expected to persist in most refugee settlements through May while Stressed! (IPC Phase 2!) outcomes likely to prevail in some southwestern settlements where refugees have better access to income-generating opportunities and land and stronger market integration, while food assistance prevents worse outcomes. Relentless regional conflicts continue to drive an influx of refugees into Uganda. A cumulative 126,686 refugees and asylum seekers have arrived in Uganda since January 2024, including 43,724 from Sudan, 31,704 from DRC, and 27,381 from South Sudan, with the rest from other countries.
  • Following four to five consecutive years of poor harvests, Karamoja had a near-average sorghum harvest in 2024, which is expected to support improved food access through the post-harvest period (October to December) and improvement to Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes through much of western and southern Karamoja through January. Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes will persist in northeastern Karamoja due to the less favorable harvests and deteriorated livelihoods. Most of Karamoja will likely revert to Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes from March to May during the unimodal lean season once harvests have exhausted and staple prices seasonally increase.
  • In bimodal areas, Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are likely ongoing across the greater north in October due to below-average first season crop production; however, this is expected to improve to Minimal (IPC Phase 1) starting in November and Minimal (IPC Phase 1) outcomes are expected through May in all bimodal areas. However, a below-average start to second season rains will likely cause localized disruptions to crop production, resulting in an increase in households facing Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes between February and May ahead of the first season 2025 harvest.
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Uganda Acute Food Insecurity Classification (January 2011 - June 2011)

Current (January 2011) food security outcomes and forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (January 2011 - March 2011) and medium term (April 2011 - June 2011) periods.

 Uganda Acute Food Insecurity Classification Shapefile January 2011 (.zip) (ZIP) Uganda Acute Food Insecurity Classification January 2011 (.geojson) (GeoJSON) Current Situation: January 2011 (.png) (PNG) Near Term Projection: January 2011 - March 2011 (.png) (PNG) Medium Term Projection: April 2011 - June 2011 (.png) (PNG) Current Situation: January 2011 (.kml) (KML) Near Term Projection: January 2011 - March 2011 (.kml) (KML) Medium Term Projection: April 2011 - June 2011 (.kml) (KML) Uganda Acute Food Insecurity Classification (October 2024 - May 2025)

Current (October 2024) food security outcomes and forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (October 2024 - January 2025) and medium term (February 2025 - May 2025) periods.

 Uganda Acute Food Insecurity Classification Shapefile October 2024 (.zip) (ZIP) Uganda Acute Food Insecurity Classification October 2024 (.geojson) (GeoJSON) Current Situation: October 2024 (.png) (PNG) Near Term Projection: October 2024 - January 2025 (.png) (PNG) Medium Term Projection: February 2025 - May 2025 (.png) (PNG) Current Situation: October 2024 (.kml) (KML) Near Term Projection: October 2024 - January 2025 (.kml) (KML) Medium Term Projection: February 2025 - May 2025 (.kml) (KML) Uganda Acute Food Insecurity Classification (February 2022 - September 2022)

Current (February 2022) food security outcomes and forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (February 2022 - May 2022) and medium term (June 2022 - September 2022) periods.

 Uganda Acute Food Insecurity Classification Shapefile February 2022 (.zip) (ZIP) Uganda Acute Food Insecurity Classification February 2022 (.geojson) (GeoJSON) Current Situation: February 2022 (.png) (PNG) Near Term Projection: February 2022 - May 2022 (.png) (PNG) Medium Term Projection: June 2022 - September 2022 (.png) (PNG) Current Situation: February 2022 (.kml) (KML) Near Term Projection: February 2022 - May 2022 (.kml) (KML) Medium Term Projection: June 2022 - September 2022 (.kml) (KML)
Seasonal Calendar

The Seasonal Calendar shows the annual and cyclical patterns of key food and income sources in a country throughout the typical year.
Seasonal Calendar image showing harvest and rainy periods for Uganda
Production and Trade Flow Maps
FEWS NET captures the market networks for a product in a given country or region, including their catchments and trade flow patterns.
Sorghum, Normal Year Cattle, Normal Year Millet, Normal Year Beans, Normal Year Cassava, Normal Year Banana, Normal Year Maize, Normal Year Maize, Season 1 Maize, Season 2 Banana, Normal Year Beans, Season 1 Beans, Season 2
Satellite-derived products map

USGS-provided data and imagery supports FEWS NET's monitoring efforts of weather and climate throughout the world.

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Livelihood Zone resources Karamoja Livelihood Zone Descriptions, December 2013 Uganda Livelihoods Zones Descriptions, January 2010 Uganda Livelihood Zone Map
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