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Dear All,

 

We are pleased to share the following FAO/GIEWS Special Alert.

 

 

GIEWS Special Alert                                                No. 337

20 December 2016

East Africa

 

Alarming food insecurity in several areas of East Africa

due to severe drought

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

§  Widespread drought severely affects crops and rangelands in East Africa and food insecurity is expected to significantly deteriorate by early 2017

 

§  Major areas of concern are central and southern Somalia, southeastern Ethiopia, northern and eastern Kenya, northern and eastern United Republic of Tanzania and southeastern Uganda

 

§  Sharply increasing prices of cereals and livestock products constrain food access for large numbers of households

 

§  Recurrent climatic shocks have undermined household resilience and urgent support to agriculture is needed

 

 

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Enquiries may be directed to:

Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS)

Trade and Markets Division (EST)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla

00153 Rome, Italy

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