Acute food insecurity remains concerning in Madagascar—concentrated in the southern and eastern regions. Around 2.12 million people (7 percent of the analysed population) are classified in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse) between June and September 2026, including over 183,000 people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) and 1.94 million people in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis). This is an overall decrease from 2.57 million people who faced Phase 3 or above between March and May 2026, as a result of partial post‑harvest improvements. The situation in the Grand South, however, is much worse than the previous period as the population experiencing Phase 4 rose sharply, from 25,000 people between March and May 2026 to 183,000 people in the June–September 2026 first projection period.