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GIEWS Country Brief: Madagascar 16-November-2020

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Madagascar
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FAO
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FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

  • Planting of 2021 main cereal crops underway; weather forecasts point to higher chance of below-average seasonal rains

  • Paddy production estimated at above-average level in 2020 but maize harvest declined

  • Cereal import requirements estimated slightly above average in 2020/21

  • Prices of domestic and imported rice slightly higher on yearly basis

  • Prevalence of food insecurity expected to remain high in southern regions during 2020