10.2 million food insecure after major crop failure, livestock losses due to El Niño West Hararghe region, Ethiopia, December 2015. Some 10.2 million people are food insecure amidst one of the worst droughts to hit Ethiopia in decades. “The outlook for 2016 is very grim,” said Amadou Allahoury, FAO Representative for Ethiopia, adding that “after two consecutive seasons of failed crops, the success of the main cropping season that starts now will be critical to preventing conditions from worsening.” “Continued drought throughout the beginning of 2016 also means pasture will become even more scarce, which will negatively impact livestock […]
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