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Food insecurity Lesotho, in 4 editions.
The entry for Lesotho published Food insecurity in 4 editions of 36, from 2021 to 2024. The text changed in 2 editions. Each is shown as published. Food insecurity in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 2
- the first edition with it
- 2021
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Food insecurity” (2021 to 2024).
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2024 edition
Same as 2023- severe localized food insecurity:
- due to localized shortfalls in production and loss of income-generating activities - a slow economic recovery in 2021 will continue to impose constraints on households’ incomes, impinging on their economic capacity to access food;
- overall, the number of food insecure people is expected to decline from the estimated 582,000 that faced acute food insecurity in the October 2020−March 2021 period;
- the possibility of a third wave of COVID‑19 cases in the country and neighboring South Africa, increases the risk for the enforcement of new containment measures, which could prolong the high levels of unemployment and cause further income losses among the most vulnerable households (2021)
severe localized food insecurity: due to localized shortfalls in production and loss of income-generating activities - a slow economic recovery in 2021 will continue to impose constraints on households’ incomes, impinging on their economic capacity to access food; overall, the number of food insecure people is expected to decline from the estimated 582,000 that faced acute food insecurity in the October 2020−March 2021 period; the possibility of a third wave of COVID‑19 cases in the country and neighboring South Africa, increases the risk for the enforcement of new containment measures, which could prolong the high levels of unemployment and cause further income losses among the most vulnerable households (2021)
- severe localized food insecurity:
- due to poor harvests and increased food prices - according to the latest national food security assessment, 22% of the rural population are expected to face acute food insecurity between October 2022 and March 2023, compared to 15% between July and September 2022;
- the forecasted proportion translates into 320,000 people in rural areas, while an additional 201,000 people in urban areas are foreseen to also need assistance;
- the foreseen increase of acute food insecurity levels is primarily due to the reduced harvest, high food prices in basic food and non‑food commodities and a slow recovery of households’ income reflecting a downturn in economic growth;
- harvesting of the 2022 main-season summer cereal crops, mostly maize and sorghum, is complete;
- production of maize, the main cereal staple, is about one‑third of the average, while the sorghum output is almost negligible;
- the poor harvest was primarily due to torrential rainfalls during January and February 2022, which caused localized flooding and resulted in crop losses (2022)
Rewritten: too little of the 2021 text remains to mark the changes.
severe localized food insecurity: due to poor harvests and increased food prices - according to the latest national food security assessment, 22% of the rural population are expected to face acute food insecurity between October 2022 and March 2023, compared to 15% between July and September 2022; the forecasted proportion translates into 320,000 people in rural areas, while an additional 201,000 people in urban areas are foreseen to also need assistance; the foreseen increase of acute food insecurity levels is primarily due to the reduced harvest, high food prices in basic food and non‑food commodities and a slow recovery of households’ income reflecting a downturn in economic growth; harvesting of the 2022 main-season summer cereal crops, mostly maize and sorghum, is complete; production of maize, the main cereal staple, is about one‑third of the average, while the sorghum output is almost negligible; the poor harvest was primarily due to torrential rainfalls during January and February 2022, which caused localized flooding and resulted in crop losses (2022)
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- severe localized food insecurity:
- due to h igh food prices and economic downturn - food insecurity conditions are primarily underpinned by the high food prices and a slow economic recovery that is impinging on households’ economic capacity to access food;
- Lesotho is a net importer of key staple food commodities and energy, domestic prices have been largely influenced by the high level of international prices (2023)
Rewritten: too little of the 2022 text remains to mark the changes.
severe localized food insecurity: due to h igh food prices and economic downturn - food insecurity conditions are primarily underpinned by the high food prices and a slow economic recovery that is impinging on households’ economic capacity to access food; Lesotho is a net importer of key staple food commodities and energy, domestic prices have been largely influenced by the high level of international prices (2023)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Lesotho: Food insecurity.” The World Factbook, 2021–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/lesotho/food-insecurity.