COMESA Regional Food Security Section
Food Security is a fundamental part of the COMESA region, in this section of the FAMIS website, you will find good and reliable information about the food security information in the COMESA region. Here we bring you, production data, consumption data, food security alerts and updates in the COMESA region. Food security maps mapping out the food security situation in the COMESA region. Most of this information is collected directly from the Agricultural Ministries of all the COMESA states.
News Stories
Divided Loyalties Stall Regional Economic Integration | Zicora | Feb-22-2010
PROGRESS in moving towards higher levels of economic integration has been very slow in both Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) regions due to conflicting loyalties and commitments of member states, the Director in the Ministry of Regional Integration and International Co-operation has said.
CAADP Feb'08 Policy Brief 1:Commodity-based Trade in Livestock Products, New Opportunies for Livesto | PACAPS/RELPA | Apr-06-2009
Current international standards govern trade in livestock products from the perspective of preventing the spread of major animal diseases such as foot and mouth disease (FMD).These standards are described in the Terrestrial Animal health Code of the World Animal Health Organisation -OIE code.
CAADP Feb'09 Policy Brief 2:Hidden Value on the Hoof-Cross Border Livestock Trade in Eastern Africa | PACAPS/RELPA | Apr-06-2009
Cross-border livestock trade represents one of the most significant growth areas of regional trade in Eastern Africa.Since 1990 it has grown from a relatively minor informal activity to a dynamic enterprise that contributes to local and regional food security, meat consumption in large urban centers and poverty alleviation among vulnerable populations, such as pastoralists.
CAADP Mar'09 Policy Brief 3: Income Diversification Among Pastoralists-Lessons for Policy Makers | Professor Peter D.Little | Mar-19-2009
Income diversification is an increasingly important means for herders to manage risk. Currently the proportion of income from non-pastoral sources exceeds 20 percent for many pastoral locations in the region, a figure that is considerably larger than most policy makers assume.
Goverment in Kenya to launch a national fisheries policy | Judith Akolo | Feb-14-2009
The government is set to launch a National Fisheries Policy and master plan to guide the fishing industry in the country.
Regional Food Security Analysis
