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Dear All,

We are pleased to share the latest issue of the FAO GIEWS Update:


·         Somalia – Pastoral households face dire food insecurity

·         Somalie - Les ménages pastoraux font face à une insécurité alimentaire extrême

·         Somalia - Los hogares pastorales enfrentan niveles extremos de inseguridad alimentaria

·         Сомали - Домохозяйства скотоводов сталкиваются с острой нехваткой продовольствия

·         索马里 - 牧民家庭粮食不安全状况严峻


GIEWS Update – Somalia

21 March 2018


KEY MESSAGES


§   Over 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.



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Go to Press Release<http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1109677/icode/>



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