However, above-average rains were received countrywide from the second dekad of October. With the exception of Lofa County, relative peace in most areas has facilitated farming. The rice crop, the main staple, is generally developing satisfactorily and cultivated areas are anticipated to have increased. Fighting in northern Lofa County intensified in October and displaced thousands of people, notably in the towns of Gorlu, Ganglota and Selayae, many of whom need humanitarian assistance.
Security remains precarious.
It is estimated that about three quarters of Internally Displaced Persons have returned home while the remaining quarter settled where they were.