Below-average household cereal stocks in certain areas of the Sahel
Key Messages
Due to below-average cereal production in localized areas, current household stock levels are lower than usual in Wadi Fira, Batha, Bahr El-Gazal (BEG), Kanem, and northern Ouara. Poor households in these areas are currently only able to meet their minimal consumption needs and are facing Stressed (IPC Phase 2) acute food insecurity.
In worst affected areas (Wadi Fira and BEG), households are intensifying their off-season activities to atypical levels. However, their ability to increase coping beyond current levels in the coming months will be limited. These households will start facing food consumption gaps starting in April and will be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) food insecurity.
Despite poor cereal production in parts of the Sahel, key markets in the Sahelian zone have average supply due to good production levels at a national level and normal trade flows from the Sudanian zone. However, unlike the Sudanian zone, prices remain above average in the Sahelian zone, limiting food access.
