Average harvests expected to maintain Minimal acute food insecurity
KEY MESSAGES
Most poor households across the country are meeting their basic food and non-food needs through their typical livelihood strategies. Minimal acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 1) is expected through December 2014.
The Ebola outbreak continues to be a national health concern; although the impacts on food security outcomes are currently limited. However, prolonged quarantines and additional travel restrictions could significantly limit the supply of staple foods to markets in quarantined areas, resulting in reduced food availability, higher-than-usual staple food prices, and a deterioration of food security.
Due to favorable rainfall conditions, the main agricultural season (April – October) is progressing in August with early harvests of cowpea, vegetables, and rice which is expected to end the lean season in September as usual.
