Food Security in Magwe Region
Individual Documents
Description:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The food
security
situation
in the
Magway Division
has not changed significantly
following the drought conditions that affected the area in mid 2009.
Levels of
food insecurity
are
similar
to those
pre-drought.
The assessment shows
that
food consumption of approximately 65% of the
sample can be classified
as
?Inadequate” and 35% as ?Adequate?. The 2008 November WFP Food
Security
Profile states that
71% of the sample
was either
moderately (39%) and / or severely (32%) food insecure. This is more-or-
less a
similar situation today, post-drought. What is striking is that both surveys identify
the same Zones (B & A) as being the most vulnerable..."
Source/publisher:
World Food Program (WFP)
Date of publication:
2009-12-00
Date of entry/update:
2014-12-18
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Description:
"This Report summarizes the
findings of the Food Security Profiling assessment carried
out across the Dry Zone, especially
in Magway Division in August 2008.
This is the first time a Food Security Prof
iling exercises has been conducted in the Dry
Zone by the WFP and its Cooperating Partne
rs, including OISCA, TDH, REAM, ADRA,
and World Vision and the line department for Dryzone Department of Development
Affairs. This profile attempts to present a sn
apshot of household food security in the Dry
Zone; 463 households in 59 villages under WFP project area of 6 townships: Pakokku,
Pauk, Yesagyo, Natmauk, Chauk & Yenanchaung were covered under this assessment. It
should be noted that the sample size has statistical limitations. However care was taken to
ensure that the geographic coverage of the sample was considerable.
The Dry Zone area is one of the
more critical areas in the Union
where the fragile ecosystem (a
result of natural and human
behaviour) has had adverse effects
on household food security.
Magway Division includes a vast
semi-arid lowland surrounded by
Mandalay Division the East and
the Rahine Yoma and Chin hills
on the West, Bago Division on the
South and Sagaing Division in the
north. The region also includes
two major rivers, Ayeyarwady and
Chindwin that flow through the
Dry Zone from North to South
towards the Delta. Average annual
rainfall is low (500 to 1000 mm)
compared to 5000 mm in other
parts of the country..."
Source/publisher:
World Food Program (WFP)
Date of publication:
2008-11-00
Date of entry/update:
2014-12-18
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English
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Description:
"...From the data collected, it is clear that markets in Magway sell a variety of food and that most of this
food is available / sold in most markets across all townships.
A
t the current time very few items depict
show low availability
and do
so due to seasonality of the crop. The only exception being petrol. The
transport costs incurred in obtaining and selling petrol in markets would drive the costs up thus limiting
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access
and demand for the same. This could be a reason for the lack of availability of petrol in 50% of
the sampled markets..."
Source/publisher:
World Food Program (WFP)
Date of publication:
2010-05-00
Date of entry/update:
2014-12-18
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: "This assessment of the rural Dry Zone reveals the
nutrition situation to be a concern, with high
rates of wasting and medium rates of stunting, high rates of low birth weight and high rates
of undernutrition among mothers; particularly
those who are pregnant and/or lactating. The
pattern of indicators suggests that flood plains and irrigated areas are best off,
and the
highlands may be worst,
but the situation is far from acceptable in the Dry Zone as a whole.
A wide range of likely causes of undernutrition needs addressing. Acute and chronic
malnutrition have shared determinants and there is a need to tackle one to tackle the other.
Children?s and mother?s nutrition status are associated, and a child?s birth weight is an
important determinant of their later nutrition status. This
reminds
us of the imortance of
the 1000 day window
of opportunity between a child?s conception and their second birthday,
and the need to take a life-cycle approach; paying p
articular attention to pregnant and
breastfeeding mothers. Dietary factors and their determinants seem
likely
to be particularly
important drivers of undernutrition as do
deficiencies in water, sanitation, hygiene and the
public health environment.
An absence of consistent associations between household
economic status and nutrition indicators is likely
in part because of widespread poverty
as well
as the focus on data from the current situation.
However, analysis of associations revealed
only small contributions of any specific explanatory variable to the variance of any of the
nutrition outcomes
(including indicators of food security)
which together with analysis of risk
factors reinforces that there is not just two or three important causes of undernutrition
in the
Dry Zone.
Rather,a multi-sector approach is required for malnutrition prevention and
nutrition status improvement."
Source/publisher:
Save the Children, WFP and the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development
Date of publication:
2013-07-00
Date of entry/update:
2014-12-18
Grouping:
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Language:
English
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