Though food prices remain high compared to last year and the five-year average and are expected to remain high throughout the analysis periods, it is anticipated that households will continue to rely on markets as usual to cover their consumption. [...] Moreover, compared to the previous year, the majority of households were not engaging in stress coping strategies due to improved crop and livestock production compared to the previous year. [...] Seven of the analyzed expected to be slightly below normal due districts are projected to be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) while the remaining three areas to reduced remittances and limited labour will continue to face a Stressed (IPC Phase 2) acute food insecurity situation. [...] Risk Factors to Monitor Prices for staple food and agricultural inputs: • Winter cropping prospects • Prices of livestock feeds and drugs • Rainfall patterns • Conditions of rangelands • Livestock and human diseases, especially the spread of COVID-19 • Income levels and food sources • Inflation and its impact on the economy LESOTHO | IPC ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY ANALYSIS 7 PROCESS AND METHODOLOGY • A. [...] It is highly susceptible to change and • IPC AFI analysis was conducted to classify the severity of food insecurity in ten can occur and manifest in a population within rural districts.
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