Hodeidah farmers sell livestock to fight hunger
English - Thursday 25 June 2020 الساعة 12:33 pm
Newsyemen, private:
The FAO said livestock producers in Al Hodeidah, Al-Jawf, and Hajjah - Houthi militia controlled areas - are selling unusually large numbers of animals as a precaution against the potential effects of the Coronavirus and against hunger.
In its latest update, the organization clarified that despite the low demand and below average prices for livestock prices, farmers and livestock producers sell undervalued because of the large supply.
The UN agency, FAO, noted that the demand for informal and agricultural employment has decreased in recent weeks, due to the effects of the Corona pandemic, farmers ’reluctance to cultivate, disturbances in trade and access to food and income.
To that, "FuseNet", a network of early warning systems against famine, expected to increase the restriction of access of many families to food, due to declining access and income opportunities and upward pressure on food prices, which is largely due to the high costs of transportation.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Food Control Program in Yemen, levels of food import through the major seaports in Yemen in April were similar to the low monthly totals observed throughout 2020.
Imported food commodities remained widely available last May, and it is reported that some disruptions in the food supply chains locally produced led to many losses.
According to market monitoring, the price of imported wheat flour has remained generally stable in recent weeks, although the prices of cooking oil and sugar have continued to rise, and in early May, the cost of the lower food basket increased by 36 percent in Sanaa and 12 percent in Lahj, 10% in Taiz, and 10% in Socotra.
