Source: Famine Early Warning System Network
Country: Sierra Leone
Normal progress of the season supports normal food access during lean season
Key Messages
- Average to above-average cumulative rainfall since April is supporting good crop development and the prospect of at least an average harvest.
- Agricultural labor opportunities (weeding, harvesting), local labor, sale of charcoal, and petty trade are normal and providing income for market-dependent households during the May-to-July lean season.
- No significant anomalies of concern are present or expected to affect food security in Sierra Leone between July and December 2014. As a result, Minimal (IPC Phase 1) acute food insecurity will be expected through at least December.
