This report presents the findings of a rapid market assessment conducted in Tete and Gaza provinces to understand the impact of the drought caused by El Niño 2015/16 and provide recommendations on the most appropriate assistance for the upcoming lean season.
Highlights:
- An uneven harvest has been forecasted nationwide – largely poor in Gaza province, and mixed in Tete province.
- Given the regional shortage of maize and the country’s difficult economic situation, full reliance on additional maize imports would be challenging.
- Intra-country trade from surplus provinces will not fill the production gap in deficit areas.
- Trade flows have changed in drought-affected provinces.
- Food markets are already under pressure, and additional monitoring is needed to track market functionality over time.
- Cash-based transfers (CBT) would not be recommendable in the coming months in most rural areas.
- Linking up with large food traders could be a way to reach out to remote rural areas.
- Market-based food assistance could support affected urban populations.
The report presents also a beta version of a Market Performance Index. This index was designed to support the findings of the field visits with quantitative indicators with the aim to have a better understanding of the evolving conditions that might make a market more or less conducive for cash based transfers.
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