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Rice availability (Imports and local production) is sufficient to support local demand.
Price index for local rice has been on an upward trend for most part of 2020.
Vegetation Health Index is in the green to old green category in most parts of the country in December 2020, a situation that is favourable for agriculture production.
Background and Context
The year 2020 will go down in history as one that disrupted and exacerbated an already fragile global food system leading to job losses, hunger and malnutrition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This fragility presents an increased risk to food sufficiency in Timor-Leste, where up to 40 percent of cereal consumption1 are met through imports.