New! Food Security Country Briefs for Over 30 Countries from FAO

PRLog (Press Release) - Feb. 15, 2011 - These country briefs, updated every three months, provide an overview of the food security situation in over 30 countries. They are available at:

http://www.foodsec.org/web/publications/briefs/en/

They cover:
cereal and livestock prices
vegetation conditions
government policies affecting food security
recent natural disasters, drought and conflicts affecting food security
a synthesis of food security classifications and indexes from FAO, WFP, IFPRI, and FEWSNET
current news events related to food security

The country briefs were prepared by the EC- FAO Food Security Information for Decision Making Programme. Many more resources, including food security e-learning courses, tools and publications are avail be.


For more information:
Denise Melvin, Communication Officer, EC- FAO Food Security Programme
contact:  Information-for-action@fao.org
website: http://www.foodsec.org/web/publications/briefs/en/

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The EC- FAO Food Security Information for Decision Making Programme is funded by the European Union and implemented by FAO. It aims at improving the quantity and quality of food security information and analysis; and promoting its use in decision making at all levels.