In a country just emerging from decades of civil conflict, refugees and internally displaced people are now returning to areas they had been forced to abandon. Some returnees received food and other assistance. But many received no support and found their houses destroyed and their land occupied. They had to start from scratch and were unable to obtain sufficient food to meet their minimum daily needs. Land tenure is a major issue and basic services are almost non-existent.
Productivity is low and declining as the land becomes more and more degraded.
Residents and returnees alike now belong to a highly vulnerable group.