ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
This report attempts to describe the ability of poor vulnerable households in selected areas in Myanmar in meeting
their basic food needs1 during the month of March 2008. It is based on the monthly periodic reports produced by the
Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping (VAM) Unit in WFP Yangon....Highlights March 2008
* Rice prices continue to remain high following the sharp
increase in December 2007. In some areas where the
prices have eased, wages have also fallen, maintaining
the pressure felt by poor households.
* Food security in NRS continues to be in a precarious
state. Most of the landless households have had
insufficient income to cover their food needs and have
relied heavily on alternative coping mechanisms in the
past several months. Severe hardship during the coming
lean season is now almost a certainty.
* In Kokang Special Region 1, employment opportunity
decreased thus did the average income. Despite this,
most of the poor households are still able to cover the
basic food cost.
* In Magway area, Yenanchaung finally shows a sign of
recovering from the devastating effects of flooding.
Female-headed households, however, remain below the
survival line and need close monitoring.
* New data collection in Kachin State provides a snap-shot
of what could be a positive picture of income vs.
expenditures balance; rice price is relatively steady and
wages are higher than the national average.
* In Mandalay, the increase in rice price is pushing more
female-headed households below survival thresholds.
ရင်းမြစ်:
World Food Programme, Myanmar
Date of Publication:
2008-03-00
Date of entry:
2010-10-07
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
အကြောင်းအရာ/အမျိုးအစား:
Language:
English