Minimal food insecurity will remain in Sierra Leone through next harvest in September
KEY MESSAGES
As the lean season comes to a close in August, most households have good access to basic food needs due to new harvests of maize and vegetables, normal seasonal incomes, and stable imported rice prices. Food availability will increase beginning in September with the early rice harvest.
Higher than normal rainfall levels recorded in August resulted in localized damages to crops and infrastructure but no major impact on crop production has been reported. The seasonal forecast continues to support the likelihood of normal crop development through the rest of the season, leading to at least an average harvest.
Some isolated cholera cases have been reported but the situation remains under control following measures put into place by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to prevent another cholera outbreak.