Yemen: Yemen Agriculture Profile 2012
2012/04/06
Yemen Agriculture Profile 2012
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT
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Planting of 2011 crops starts under normal weather conditions
Land is being prepared for 2011 sorghum, maize and millet crops, due for harvest from September, while sowing of 2011 wheat, barley and pulses crops is underway under generally normal weather conditions.
Bumper crop gathered in 2010
08/12/2010 Positive outlook for the 2010 cropping season
Harvesting of the 2010 cereal crops, mainly wheat, barley, maize and pulses, has just started. Cereal production is expected to exceed the average of the previous five years following above-average rainfall that induced farmers to increase planted area and resulted in improved yields.
Imports of cereals remains high to satisfy domestic demand
Yemen relies heavily on imports to meet its food requirements. Total cereal import requirements in 2010 marketing year (January/December) are estimated at about 3.5 million tonnes (mainly wheat and wheat flour), slightly above the last five years average.
Full food aid rations likely to be restored soon
At the end of 2009 over 32 % of households (about 7.2 million people) were estimated to be food insecure of which about 2.7 million people were in a severe food insecurity situation. The severely food insecure are mostly concentrated in the Governorates of Rayma, Amran, Addaleh and Ibb. These numbers are likely to increase during the following weeks until the harvest, that has just began, is well advanced and the produce is brought to market in large quantities.
Since the ceasefire on February 2010 in the northern Governorates of Sa’ada, Hajjah and Amran, a limited number of internally displaced people (IDPs) have returned to their places of origin due to insecurity, landmines and lack of shelter and employment opportunities.
Approximately 300 000 IDPs (about one third of them residing in Hajjah Governorate) plus about 236 000 refugees, the majority of whom are Somalis, are in need of food assistance. Following funding shortfalls for its operation in conflict-affected areas, WFP and partners were forced to halve regular food ration since the beginning of May in order to be able to reach a larger number of individuals. Recently a number of donors have provided additional funding and rations are expected to be restored soon to full size with the imminent arrival of imports.
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