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DRC Food Security Country Brief, September 2011-February 2012

22 Mar 2012, D.R. of the Congo
  • Food prices showed a very volatile trend in the reference period, registering the highest increases in January/February 2012.
  • Food security is severely affected by conflict in many provinces. According to WFP, some 4.4 million people have been reached with food assistance in 2011.
  • The security situation remains volatile in the east of the country, where military operations against armed groups continue to generate internal displacement.
  • While FAO is supporting poor farmers production with input distribution programs, the government suspended VAT on basic food products.

DRC Country Brief (February 2012)

The “Improved Global Governance for Hunger Reduction” programme is funded by the European Union with additional resources provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The programme is managed by FAO and collaborates with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP)”