[FAO_logo_Blue_2lines_en.jpg] 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. [cid:image002.jpg@01D35D62.2EF8C5B0]<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i8154e.pdf> [cid:image003.gif@01D35D62.2EF8C5B0] Go to GIEWS Special Alert<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i8154e.pdf> [cid:image003.gif@01D35D62.2EF8C5B0] Go to other GIEWS Special Alerts<http://www.fao.org/giews/reports/special-alerts/en/> Enquiries may be directed to: Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS)<http://www.fao.org/giews/en/> Trade and Markets Division (EST) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome, Italy E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GIEWSAlertsWorld-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(GIEWSAlertsWorld-L,SIGNOFF);