ACHOLI SUB REGION, CONSOLIDATED APPEAL 2010 UGANDA: MAY-AUGUST PROGRESS CHART

Rainfalls above average have resulted in a good harvest that will help address the diminished food stocks of farmers used up during the planting period, as well as the low dietary diversity.

General food support to the extremely vulnerable individuals as well as those suffering from moderate and acute malnutrition continued as planned. However support to the extremely vulnerable individuals was phased out in July 2010. Latest information on GAM rates and other nutritional indicators are not available for the reporting period as the joint food security and nutrition assessment is currently ongoing in Acholi.

Support to agricultural production has mostly been in the form of boosting the capacity of farmers to access inputs of their choice, use improved agronomic practices, process, store and market their produce through interventions like input vouchers and fairs, farmer field schools, construction of storage facilities, improving market access, etc. This explains the absence of information on the quantities and qualities of inputs received by the farmers since most of the inputs used this season were procured through fairs and other local input dealers.

Training for disaster preparedness and risk reduction will precede the development of district contingency plans both of which will be done in the remaining quarter.