Satisfactory food security situation for very poor households
KEY MESSAGES
• Due to the good 2012/2013 cereal harvest and good off-season crop production levels, very poor and poor households currently have above-average cereal stocks, enabling households to more easily meet their basic food needs. Households in all livelihood zones will experience Minimal/None (IPC Phase 1) acute food insecurity between now and the end of June.
• Between July and September, the normal depletion of food stocks and atypically large price increases will produce Stressed (IPC Phase 2) food security outcomes in certain regions(Western Mayo Kebbi, Eastern Logone, Tandjilé, Western Logone, Kanem, Bahr El Gazal, Eastern Batha, andNorthernGuera).
• In the Sudanian zone, the first reported rainsstarted earlier than normal in March. As a result, there are reports of early, widespread planting activities - which normally start in mid-May - in localized areas of Moyen Chari, Mandoul, and Western Mayo Kebbi.