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Dear All,

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



GIEWS Special Alert                                           No. 341
14 November 2017

Somalia

Early season dryness severely affecting crops
and rangeland conditions




HIGHLIGHTS


·        Severe 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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Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS)<http://www.fao.org/giews/en/>
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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00153 Rome, Italy
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