KEY HIGHLIGHTS

 In April 2021, the proportion of households Counting on meals buy As a Outcome of the primary supply of meals dropped by 37.9 proportion factors from 61.3 % in March to 23.4 %. The southern area doced The very biggest drop Inside the proportion of households Counting on buy As a Outcome of the primary supply of meals by 43.4 proportion factors (from 64.8 % in March to 21.4 % in April).

 In April, the proportion of households proudly owning livestock collectively with poultry rose by 1.8 proportion factors from 54.6 % in March to 56.4 %. The northern area continues to register The very biggest proportion of households proudly owning livestock (74.3 % up from 72.1 % in March). The proportion of households that reported some suspected livestock illnesss elevated by 1.3 proportion factors from 14.1 % in March To fifteen.4 %. The northern area continued to doc The very biggest proportion of households reporting livestock illnesss (19.1 % up from 18.1 %). Newcastle illness continues to be In all probability the Commonest livestock illness reported by 57.8 % of the households down from 58.8 % in March.

 Almost, 2.9 % of the households have been involved in fishing livelihoods associated actions, growing by 0.8 proportion factors from 2.1 % in March 2021. The northern area continues to doc The very biggest proportion of households involved in fishing associated actions (4.1 % up from 3.7 % in March 2021). In households involved in fishing actions, the proportion of households reporting suspected fish illnesss elevated by 3.2 proportion factors from 13.4 % in March to 16.6 %. The northern area continues to doc The very biggest proportion of households reporting suspected fish illnesss (37.9 % up from 34.9 % in March).

 In April 2021, The worth of maize per kilogram doced a 16.6 proportion level drop from MK162.90 in March to MK135.94. The maize prices are decrease than the MK171/kg reported by IFPRI for the month of April 2021. The northern area doced The very biggest maize prices per kg estimated at MK151.92 down from MK158.03 in March.

 The typical crop prices per kg between March and April 2021 for chosen crops Similar to rice, beans, floor nuts and Irish potatoes continued to drop over time and have been MK728.53 down from MK811.82, MK844.21 down from MK917.26, MK776.18 down from MK881.25, and MK500.91 down from MK503.08, respectively.