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Food Security Situation Mid Nov 2013 To Mid March 2014
The food security situation is expected to remain same as minimal food insecure in the next cycle.
● Household food stock will be sufficient for 2 - 3 months.
● Income from remittance, and Sale of seasonal vegetables, livestock product and NTFPs will be continue to support people’s earning.
● Market food stock will be sufficient for to meet demand(> 1 months )due to well functioning of markets due to functional road transportation.
● Wage employment opportunities will be available from development activities and agricultural , Market price of food commodities will be be same as before.
● Situation of out-migration, diseases and acute malnutrition will remain normal and security situation is expected to remain normal during the next cycle.
● water supply system and sanitation facilities are predicted to be operational including normal situation of human diseases and climatic hazards All (90) VDCs are classified as : Minimally Food Insecure and more than 75% households are able to access and consume food without shifting their traditional livelihood strategies.
● Sufficient household food stock for >4 months due to normal harvest of paddy and Millet respectively with an increase paddy less than 1%, and 5% increase than normal year. millet increase 2.7% than last and 3%than normal
● Normal income and good purchasing capacity of people through sale of agricultural product mainly vegetables & potato with worths 541.1 Million rupees ,14.63 Million rupees income through NTFPs sale and 257.0 Million rupees income from selle of high Value crop (Orange).
● Income from livestock product (milk, Ghee &Chhurpi) with worths around 1260 Million Which is 15% Increase than last year same period and Income from meat ,egg & fish sells Rs:-758.1 Million
●Wage employment opportunities are normally available from agricultural activities,private building ,road construction and development activities they earn aprox.. Rs 8.4 million.
●Estimated flow of remittance worths around 4.5 Million per day all over the district it is 20 to 25 % Increase income compare to last year. it is contributing to goods purchasing capacity of people.
● Market price of food commodities increased by 9-12% compared to last year due to the price increased cost of fuel and increase in tarai Market.
● People are adopting normal/traditional livelihood strategies like use of labor wage, remittance, pension, sale of agricultural and livestock products and small scaled business as well.
Food Security Outlook
The food security situation is expected to remain same as minimal food insecure in the next cycle.
● Household food stock will be sufficient for 2 - 3 months.
● Income from remittance, and Sale of seasonal vegetables, livestock product and NTFPs will be continue to support people’s earning.
● Market food stock will be sufficient for to meet demand(> 1 months )due to well functioning of markets due to functional road transportation.
● Wage employment opportunities will be available from development activities and agricultural , Market price of food commodities will be be same as before.
● Situation of out-migration, diseases and acute malnutrition will remain normal and security situation is expected to remain normal during the next cycle.
● water supply system and sanitation facilities are predicted to be operational including normal situation of human diseases and climatic hazards.