Source: World Food Programme
Country: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
- With the onset of the lean season, the consistent improvements in coping seen over the last five months came to a halt in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Overall, negative coping levels were higher in Guinea than in Liberia or Sierra Leone.
- In Liberia, coping levels were most severe in the South East and in Bong County. The highest levels of negative coping in Gu inea were repor ted in Nzerekore region in Guinea.
- In Liberia and Sierra Leone heavy rains were deteriorating road access.
- Food prices remained relatively stable in Sierra Leone and Liberia at national levels while manual labour rates and terms of trade rose in Liberia and some parts of Sierra Leone.