GIEWS Country Brief: Madagascar 16-November-2020
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- Madagascar
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- FAO
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FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT
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Planting of 2021 main cereal crops underway; weather forecasts point to higher chance of below-average seasonal rains
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Paddy production estimated at above-average level in 2020 but maize harvest declined
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Cereal import requirements estimated slightly above average in 2020/21
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Prices of domestic and imported rice slightly higher on yearly basis
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Prevalence of food insecurity expected to remain high in southern regions during 2020