GIEWS Special Alert No. 341 - Somalia, 14 November 2017
Early season dryness severely affecting crops and rangeland conditions
Year of publication2017
AuthorFAO
PublisherFAO
AbstractSevere dryness during the whole month of October in the main cereal-producing areas negatively impacted the establishment and development of “deyr” crops, expected to be harvested in January 2018. The dismal performance of the rainy season has exacerbated water and pasture shortages in pastoral areas, already affected by three consecutive poor rainy seasons. With an already dire food security situation, a continued and effective provision of livelihood support and food assistance is needed to prevent famine outcomes.
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Product typeNewsletter
SeriesGIEWS - Special Alerts
CountrySomalia
RegionAfrica
ISSN2707-1766
Areas of workGlobal Information and Early Warning System
KeywordsDrought; crop production; early warning systems; Somalia; FAO; food crops; flooded land; death; livestock; food supply; damage; infrastructure; flooded rice; monsoon climate; sorghum; wheat; livelihoods.
