GIEWS Update - Somalia, 21 March 2018
Pastoral households face dire food insecurity
Year of publication2018
AuthorFAO
PublisherFAO
AbstractOver one year of severe dry weather conditions affected forage and water availability in most pastoral and agro-pastoral areas, causing massive livestock deaths. Weather forecasts point to below-average precipitations during the April-June “gu” season and a full recovery of rangelands and animal conditions is unlikely. Prices of livestock have surged to very high levels in recent months, mainly due to reduced market supplies. The food security situation is critical in pastoral central and northern regions, where almost 2 million people are severely food insecure. Urgent support to pastoral agricultural livelihoods is needed to avert a deterioration of the food security situation and serious macro-economic implications.
Available inEnglish
Product typeNewsletter
SeriesGIEWS - Updates
CountrySomalia
RegionAfrica
ISSN2707-1723
Areas of workGlobal Information and Early Warning System
KeywordsDrought; livestock; prices; food security; Somalia.
