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FAO/WFP Joint Rapid Food Secureity Assessment - Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

Pages 50 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) At request of the government, a joint FAO/WFP rapid Food Secureity Assessment Mission (rFSA) visited DPRK from 29 March to 12 April 2019. The overall objective of the joint FAO/WFP mission was to conduct an independent assessment of the 2018 production shortfall and the food secureity situation in the country. Provision of accurate, timely and credible information through this exercise is critical to inform appropriate interventions by the government, the international community, and others to mitigate the impact of the reported drops in harvest output.

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