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Eritrea Food Security Country Brief, September 2011-February 2012

22 Mar 2012, Eritrea
  • Among the causes of vulnerability to food insecurity are economic constraints and high international food and fuel prices.
  • According to international agencies, widespread lack of access to food is reported and there is a general agreement on the extremely alarming hunger situation.
  • It is reported that countries receiving Eritrean asylum seekers escaping their country face violence and torture.
  • The Government is supporting agricultural production with several irrigation programs in different regions.

Eritrea 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)”