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The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has forecasted a 3.5% increase in cereal production in West Africa for 2022, ascribing it to abundant rains, despite the impact of flooding in certain areas. However, the region is grappling with a record level of food insecurity, amidst falling cereal production in 2021, escalating food prices, and disruptions to agriculture due to violence and population displacements. The conflict has particularly affected nations such as Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mali, with millions facing acute food insecurity and millions more forcibly displaced. The price of coarse grains has surged in the Sahelian countries, exacerbated by reduced cereal availability, diminished trade flows, and increased commodity import costs associated with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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Original content
Although flooding in West Africa has caused localized crop damage, overall abundant rains are expected to support an increase in cereal production in 2022, FAO estimates in its latest quarterly report on crop prospects and the food situation. The FAO expects a cereal production of 74.3 million tonnes, up 3.5% compared to 2021, which was affected by dry weather in the Sahel. The increases are particularly noticeable in Niger and Mali. Cereal production in West Africa (in million tonnes) But food insecurity at an unprecedented level While the outlook is brighter, the fall in cereal production in 2021 but also high food prices, reduced trade flows and disruptions to agriculture following insecurity and conflict have caused a record level of food insecurity. with 38.2 million people in acute food insecurity between June and August 2022. The most affected countries are Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali. But the situation has also deteriorated in Sierra Leone, Guinea and ...
Source: Commodafrica
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