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Dear All,

 

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

 

 

GIEWS Special Alert                                                No. 339

14 July 2017

East Africa

 

Prolonged and severe drought exacerbates food insecurity

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

§  Prevailing severe dry weather conditions, virtually since October 2016, have affected rangelands and crops in large parts of East Africa, causing a serious deterioration of food security conditions in the subregion.

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

§  Localized Fall armyworm infestations are likely to further affect yields in the affected areas.

§  Soaring prices of cereals are limiting food access for large numbers of poor households.

§  The purchasing power of pastoral households in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia is severely constrained by plunging prices of livestock and rising prices of cereals.

§  Recurrent climatic shocks have undermined household resilience. Urgent support to agricultural livelihoods is critically 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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