ROME / FAO EBOLA

FAO warned that disruptions in food trade and marketing in the three West African countries most affected by Ebola have made food increasingly expensive and hard to come by, while labor shortages are putting the upcoming harvest season at serious risk. FAO / WFP

 

 

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:24
• Production Date: 2 October 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION - FAO
• Subject Topical: NUTRITION; DISEASE PREVENTION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES
• MAMS Id: 1191265

Description

STORY: ROME / FAO EBOLA
TRT: 1.24
SOURCE: FAO / WFP
RESTICTIONS
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 2 OCTOBER 2014, ROME ITALY / RECENT

Shotlist

RECENT - ROME ITALY

1. FAO headquarters

2 OCTOBER 2014 ROME, ITALY

2.SOUNDBITE(English) Juan Lubroth,Chief Veterinary Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO):
“The people who used to work the fields are not working the fields. The people who used to drive the lorry are not driving the lorry. So some of the impact of this health crisis goes beyond just health, it's now affected the fiber of society."

3 SEPTEMBER 2014, DOLO'S TOWN, MARGIBI COUNTY LIBERIA

3. Various shots, WFP food distribution operations

2 OCTOBER 2014 ROME, ITALY

4.SOUNDBITE(English) Juan Lubroth,Chief Veterinary Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO):
"What we are having here has gone from a health emergency to really a llhumanitarian emergency. Food security issues or insecurity I should say which is affecting peoples ability to nurture themselves or their families and so some of the aspects that we are seeing with this human tragedy is now having a ripple effect throughout all of society. And two of the three countries have just come out of civil wars so some of the security and stability is of concern and needs to be monitored."

3 SEPTEMBER 2014, DOLO'S TOWN, MARGIBI COUNTY LIBERIA

7. Various shots, families eating

Storyline

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned that disruptions in food trade and marketing in the three West African countries most affected by Ebola have made food increasingly expensive and hard to come by, while labor shortages are putting the upcoming harvest season at serious risk.

In Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, quarantine zones and restrictions on people's movement aimed at combating the spread of the virus, although necessary, have seriously curtailed the movement and marketing of food.

This has resulted in panic buying, food shortages and significant food price hikes on some commodities.

Juan Lubroth, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Chief Veterinary Officer said that with road closures and markets shutting down, people will have no access to fields.

“The Ebola emergency in West Africa has gone beyond health and has affected the fabric of society,” said Juan Lubroth, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Chief Veterinary Officer, adding that with road closures and markets shutting down, people will have no access to fields.

FAO said it was critical that rural communities understand which practices pose the highest risks of human-to-human transmission as well as the potential spill-over from wildlife.

According to the World Health Association's latest figures there are over 7,000 reported cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa and more than 3,000 have died.