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Country: Burundi Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Please refer to the attached file. Key Messages Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are expected in the Northern Lowlands, Eastern Lowlands, and Eastern Dry Plateaus livelihood zones due to increased food prices, below-average cross-border income-earning opportunities, and belowaverage 2024 Season A crop production (particularly belowaverage beans production). On a positive note, in the west of the country, near-average 2024 Season A harvests improved food availability and access in March, supporting Minimal (IPC Phase 1) food security outcomes. Food prices continued to stabilize in March 2024 as food stocks from Season A harvests were supported at the national level, despite a slight 10 percent increase of bean prices compared to January. The near-average harvests stabilized food prices compared to last year, at prices 5 percent lower for rice, cassava, and sweet potato, and 10 percent lower for beans and maize. However, food prices remain 25 to 45 percent above five-year averages, driven by increased cost of imported food due to elevated national inflation, increased expenses for agricultural inputs, and elevated fuel and transportation costs. The 2024 Season B started on-time in February and is expected to contribute about 50 percent of the annual harvest, followed by the timely harvests of Season A. Despite increased availability of fertilizers, below-average rainfall between February and March 2024 has delayed sowing activities in around 10 percent of areas reserved for Season B and stressed the germination of about 15 percent of seedlings. Semi-arid regions of the Northern and Eastern Lowlands, Eastern Dry Plateaus, and Imbo Plains have been the most affected by the rainfall deficit. Monthly inflation is stabilizing at around 20 percent compared to January, as most of the macroeconomic indicators, including trade deficit, external debt, foreign currency reserves, and loans remain at critical levels, leading to instability of the Burundi Franc (BIF) and worsening official exchange rates up to 80 percent lower than the parallel market. A critical macroeconomic situation leads to low import capacity, and since traders are depending more on the parallel market to import goods, the prices of imported items – including food and essential non-food items – are increasing. According to WFP, due to funding shortfalls, approximately 56,000 refugees and asylum seekers are receiving about 70 percent of their usual monthly food ration. The shortage of humanitarian assistance is expected to result in Stressed! (IPC Phase 2!) outcomes in these households. Humanitarian food assistance covering a threemonth ration has also been provided to 170 returnees, and around 11,000 moderately malnourished children benefited from specialized nutritious food distributions in Cankuzo, Ruyigi, Muyinga, Ngozi, Kirundo, and Rutana provinces. Stressed! (IPC Phase 2!) outcomes are likely among refugees and IDPs.

Country: Cameroon Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Please refer to the attached file. Key Messages Area-level outcomes for Logone-et-Chari, Mayo-Sava, and Mayo-Tsanaga divisions in the Far North region are expected to deteriorate from Stressed (IPC Phase 2) to Crisis (IPC Phase 3) beginning in February. Consecutive seasons of belowaverage cereal harvests caused by conflict and insecurity continue constraining food availability at the household level, with many unable to meet their basic food needs from their own production, as was before the conflict. Furthermore, reliance on the market for basic grains has significantly increased due to the early depletion of cereal stocks. This, combined with rising food prices, is forcing many poor households to begin adopting negative coping mechanisms and is expected to deteriorate further towards the start of the lean season in June, when dependence on markets for food increases, and food prices rise further. As a result, an increasing proportion of the population is expected to face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes. In the Northwest and Southwest regions, area-level Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes have persisted since November, months before the lean season, driven by ongoing conflict, insecurity, increased reliance on food purchases, and high food prices. Prices for most cereal crops are increasing and above average in all markets monitored by FEWS NET. In the city of Bamenda, imported rice prices are, on average, 10 percent higher than last year and over 35 percent higher than the average price in 2020. Rural markets are seeing higher rice price trends due to greater transportation costs and insecurity-related supply disruptions. These atypically high prices are expected to push more households into Crisis (IPC Phase 3), with many forced to reduce meal frequencies and increase their reliance on debt. The population in Crisis is likely to increase further during the peak of the lean season between March and May. A small proportion of households with severely deteriorated livelihoods is expected to experience Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes and will likely resort to selling any remaining productive assets or begging. Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are expected until May 2024 in the divisions hosting the most refugees from the Central African Republic: Mberé (Adamawa) and Kadey and Lom-etDjerem (East). The presence of refugees has increased demand for essential items and staple foods, pushing prices significantly above average and putting pressure on host households’ livelihoods. Rising fuel and transportation costs are also increasing food prices. The oversupply of labor and heightened competition over natural resources and employment opportunities have reduced daily wages by 20-30 percent compared to a normal year. Incomes from petty trade and firewood and charcoal sales remain limited due to a lack of start-up capital. Many refugee and host households can only meet their minimum food needs, struggling to afford essential non-food expenditures. Very poor (mostly refugee) households are likely experiencing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes, though they comprise less than 20 percent of the division-level populations. These households are likely engaging in severe coping measures, such as removing children from school and consuming seed stocks for the 2024 cropping season. In Yaoundé and Douala, Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are expected to persist. In these cities where most poor households rely on food purchases, seasonally rising and above-average staple food prices are expected to continue driving negative coping, such as reducing meal portions, the number of meals, and expenses on non-food needs. With no conflict or insecurity in the rest of the country, households are expected to continue experiencing Minimal (IPC Phase 1) acute food insecurity outcomes until mid-2024. Despite higher prices, many poor households in conflict-free zones will likely be able to maintain normal access to food and essential nonfood needs without resorting to unsustainable coping strategies. This is due to an average availability of own production and income from typical sources.

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