Attachments
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Biophysical Indicators
▪ There were no off-season rains received in July.
▪ The vegetation greenness remains good for both
livelihood zones. Forage condition remain fair to
poor
Socio-Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators)
Production Indicators
▪ No crops in the farms currently.
▪ Minimal harvest was ongoing in both livelihood zones
▪ Livestock body conditions remain fair to good.
▪ Milk production remained stably low due to the poor
pasture condition and increased distances to water
sources
Access Indicators
▪ Market prices for all food commodities remained high
▪ Milk consumption remained stably low due to the low
milk production during the month.
▪ Terms of trade reduced further due to increase of
maize price while the goat price remained stable
during the month.
▪ Distances to water sources for both households and
livestock increased occasioned by the drying of small
water pans during the month of July.
Utilization Indicators
▪ There were no cases of children at risk of malnutrition
▪ 39 percent of the sampled households recorded
borderline food consumption while 4 percent recorded
poor consumption
▪ Coping strategy index decreased slightly to 12.41