Madagascar Acute Food Insecurity Projections for 2020

FEWS NET provides geographic data classifying acute food insecurity levels across Madagascar for a near-term projection in 2020. The dataset includes geospatial polygons with classification attributes, available in GEOJSON and KML formats. It was last updated by the FEWS NET organization on April 5, -2026.

Use Cases

• Map projected food insecurity classifications across administrative regions using geospatial polygon attributes.
• Analyze the spatial distribution and severity of acute food insecurity for 2020 based on FEWS NET's classification scheme.
• Integrate classification polygons with other geospatial layers, such as rainfall or crop data, for correlation analysis.
• Develop risk models for humanitarian response by using the projected insecurity classifications as a target variable.

Strengths

• Data is provided by FEWS NET, a leading authority on famine early warning.
• Available in standard geospatial formats (GEOJSON, KML) for immediate use in GIS software.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Dataset size, row count, and specific column names are unknown.
• Data is a projection for a single year (2020) and may not reflect ground conditions for other periods.
• The update date of -2026 appears to be an error, casting doubt on temporal accuracy.

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET (Famine Early Warning Systems Network).

Collection Method

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Time Range

Projection for 2020.

Freshness

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Geography

Madagascar.