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Sudan: Darfur food security monitoring - North Darfur round 3, Aug 2009

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- Although August is traditionally the peak lean season, when households become dependant on market purchases because household food stocks are depleted, results of the 3rd round of FSMS show an increase in the proportion of food secure households in all locations and community types compared to the May round.

- A key income source in this round is agriculture labour, producing a significant improvement in household income levels compared to the previous round.

- The seasonal support of food aid to rural resident communities, in addition to regular GFD to IDPs in camps and mixed communities, as well as, the Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme for 271,000 children, have had a positive impact on the food consumption levels which remain acceptable in all locations.

- Sale of food aid has greatly increased to 31% of recipients selling or swapping food aid for other foods not included in the basket and to cover milling costs.