Ebola in West Africa: Potential Impact on Food Security

Publication language
English
Pages
12pp
Date published
10 Nov 2014
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
Disasters, Epidemics & pandemics, Food and nutrition, Food security
Countries
Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone

This reports looks at the possible consequences on food security in the three most-affected countries (Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone). It argues that, if not addressed in the coming weeks, the consequences of the outbreak will lead to long-lasting impacts on farmers' food livelihoods and household economies, resulting in a major food security crisis by March 2015.